EXTRACTS 


RECORDS   OF  COLCHESTER, 

WITH  SOME  TRANSCRIPTS 

FROM  THE  RECORDING  OF 

MICHA.ELL    TA.INTOH, 
OP  "BRAUVFORD,"  COM. 


Transcribed,    "by 

CHARLES   M.    TAINTOR. 


HARTFORD: 
PRESS  OF  CASE,  LOCKWOOD  AND  COMPANY. 

1864. 


PREFACE, 


THE  beginning  of  the  settlement  of  a  Township  is  an  important 
and  interesting  epoch  in  the  history  of  a  country :  and  its  gradual 
progress  is  marked  by  events,  a  record  of  which  is  well  worthy  of 
being  preserved  in  an  available  form,  for  all  those  who  would  pause 
for  a  moment,  in  this  life's  hurried  journey,  and  reflect  upon  those 
who  have  gone  before  them,  and  occupied  their  places,  and  assumed 
the  responsibilities  that  are  now  incumbent  on  themselves,  in  the 
highly  favored  place  of  their  earthly  abode  :  what  their  characters 
were,  the  influence  they  acquired  and  exercised  over  the  minds  of 
their  contemporaries ;  the  amount  of  knowledge  they  possessed ;  and 
the  degree  of  intelligence  that  guided  and  characterized  them  in  all 
their  pursuits  and  relations  in  life ;  what  the  motives  were  by  which 
they  were  actuated  in  forming  a  new  settlement  and  the  objects  in 
the  far  distant  future  that  determined  their  courses  and  inspired  their 
hopes :  the  many  trials  they  experienced,  the  dangers  they  cheer- 
fully braved,  the  obstacles  that  presented  themselves  in  various 
forms,  the  opposition  they  had  to  encounter,  the  hardships  and  pri- 
vations they  nobly  endured ;  the  energy,  perseverance  and  courage 
with  which  they  at  length  overcame  all  untoward  circumstances ; 
and  the  full  measure  of  success  that  ultimately  crowned  their  un- 
wearied efforts.  The  voluntary  association  together  of  a  body  of 
men  of  the  highest  respectability,  and  of  the  first  families  from  dif- 
ferent parts  of  the  country,  in  the  planting  of  a  Township,  is  a 
guaranty  that  something  of  great  public  benefit,  something  durable 
and  far-reaching,  something  of  high  National  importance  and  perma- 
nent utility  is  contemplated  and  viewed  through  the  medium  of  long 
intervening  time  by  the  self-sacrificing  and  energetic  men  who  thus 
forego  the  comforts  and  refinements  of  life,  which  have  hitherto  glad- 
dened their  pathway,  for  the  noble  and  exalted  purposes  which 
inspired  them.  There  is  something  extremely  narrow-minded,  un- 
natural and  ungrateful  in  us  of  the  present  generation,  who  feel  no 
interest  in  the  shining  lives  and  noble  acts  of  our  ancestors,  through 
whose  agency  all  of  our  high  and  invaluable  rights  and  privileges 
were  compassed  and  established ;  who  were  instrumental  in  laying' 

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broad  and  deep  and  firm  the  foundations  of  our  long-cherished  insti- 
tutions, and  the  whole  enviable  fabric,  religious,  social  and  educa- 
tional which  pervaded  and  distinguishes  New-England  from  other 
countries;  and  under  her  benign  influence  many  others  of  the 
United  States,  through  her  sons  and  daughters  who  have  settled  in 
them.  New-England  is  to  the  rest  of  America  what  Greece  was  to 
the  surrounding  nations  of  antiquity,  the  seat  of  science  and  the  arts, 
learning,  refinement,  general  intelligence  and  piety ;  and  shall  the 
names,  lives  and  memories  of  her  illustrious  and  noble  founders, 
whose  descendants  many  of  us  are,  be  lost,  unrecorded  and  forgotten, 
and  ignominiously  suffered  to  mingle  in  the  waters  of  oblivion  ? 
They  were  truly  deserving  of  much  at  the  hands  of  their  descend- 
ants, for  their  lives  were  of  as  much  importance  as  the  lives  of  kings 
and  the  titled  ones  of  the  earth ;  their  history  would  be  as  absorb- 
ing, and  marked  with  events  of  as  much  consequence ;  and  the  his- 
tory of  the  townships  with  which  their  history  is  identified  is  as 
interesting  as  the  history  of  kingdoms.  How  little  do  we  consider 
how  largely  we  are  indebted  to  our  worthy  progenitors  for  the 
inheritance  of  these  beautiful  towns  and  cities,  and  the  whole 
surrounding  country,  adorned  and  beautified  as  it  is,  and  rendered 
so  attractive  by  the  marks  of  cultivation,  with  our  school-houses, 
meeting-houses  and  high  seminaries  of  learning,  wise,  humane  and 
equal  laws,  and  the  order,  industry,  general  intelligence  and  virtue 
which  characterizes  the  whole  population,  compared  with  that  of 
many  other  parts  of  the  world.  All  of  these  inestimable  privi- 
leges, rich  blessings,  that  so  highly  exalt  us  as  a  people,  are  the 
results  of  the  wisdom,  courage,  perseverance  and  virtue  of  our 
fathers,  who,  in  the  dawn  of  learning  and  civilization  in  the  New 
World,  were  the  chosen  agents  for  the  establishment  and  dissem- 
ination of  th.ose  elements. 

To  come  nearer  to  the  Township  to  which  the  following  pages 
chiefly  relate,  one  hundred  and  sixty-six  years  ago,  Colchester  was  a 
primeval  wilderness,  with  nothing  to  disturb  its  profound  solitude  but 
the  Red  man  in  quest  of  his  game  and  fish,  of  which,  there  is  no 
doubt,  the  forests,  streams  and  ponds  afforded  a  liberal  supply  for 
his  simple  necessities ;  and  the  whole  adjacent  country,  from  Mas- 
sachusetts on  the  north  to  New  London  and  Lyme  on  the  south ; 
and  from  Middletown,  Glastenbury,  Hartford,  Windsor  and  Enfield 
on  the  west,  to  Norwich  and  Windham,  was  then  one  vast  hunting- 
ground,  over  which  roamed  the  savages  in  procuring  their  means 
of  subsistence,  and  in  traversing  from  one  remote  point  of  their  lands 
to  another,  with  an  occasional  village  of  wigwams,  as  the  traces  of 
them  long  subsequently  afforded  evidence.  'Here,  at  that  period, 
the  Indian  held  undisputed  sway ;  but  an  era  in  their  history  and 
that  of  the  white  man  was  about  to  dawn.  When  our  ancestors 
erected  their  habitations  and  commenced  their  permanent  abode 
here,  then  was  Colchester,  in  its  unrivaled  attractions,  in  its  peerless 
beauty,  and  surpassing  loveliness ;  with  her  far-famed  and  richly 


endowed  seminary,  her  elegant  meeting-houses  and  private  resi- 
dences, her  extensive  manufactories  and  elevated  society  and  refine- 
ment, in  embryo — then  was  planted  the  germ  that  has  since  grown 
up  and  expanded  into  what  we  behold  of  Colchester  at  this  day.  All 
will  feel  constrained  to  acquiesce  in  the  opinion  that  our  forefathers 
possessed  no  small  degree  of  good  sense,  penetration  and  foresight 
in  selecting  so  naturally  charming  a  site  for  their  future  abode :  so 
highly  susceptible  of  being  beautified  and  adorned. 

The  Connecticut  State  Records  at  the  Office  of  the  Secretary  of 
State  furnish  us  with  the  date  of  the  Grant  and  settlement  of  Col- 
chester, and  contain  much  in  relation  to  the  troubles  that  the  planters 
of  Colchester  experienced,  and  the  difficulties  they  met  with  in 
establishing  the  boundaries  of  the  Township,  and  the  opposition  and 
perplexity  they  encountered  from  Owaneco  and  Joshua,  the  Mohe- 
gan  Chiefs,  who  were  the  sons  of  the  great  warrior,  Uncas,  and 
froin  the  Masons,  Major  Palmes  and  many  others,  who  claimed  large 
tracts  of  land  within  the  Grant,  by  virtue  of  titles  and  grants  ob- 
tained from  the  heirs  of  the  great  Mohegan  Sachem,  Uncas. 

"  Att  a  Generall  Court  Holden  at  Hartford  Octobr  the  13th: 
1698  :  This  Court  upon  the  petition  of  Divers  of  the  inhabitants  in 
the  Countie  of  Hartford  Grant  Libertye  for  a  plantation  at  or  near 
the  place  Called  Jeremiahs  farme  upon  the  Rode  to  Newlondon. 
and  Captn  Danll  Wetherell  Captn  John  Hamlin  Mr  Will  Pitkin 
Captn  John  Chester  Mr  Richard  Christophers  and  Captn  Samll 
fibsdick  they  or  the  Majr  part  of  them  are  by  this  Court  appointed 
to  be  a  Comittee  to  lay  out  a  town  Ship  there  beginning  at  the 
North  bound  of  twentie  mile  River  and  So  to  Extend  Southward  to  a 
River  Called  deep  River  And  to  Extend  Eastward  from  the  bounds 
of  Haddum  Seven  miles" — 

"Att  a  Generll  assembly  Holden  att  Hartford  May  llth  1699— 
Ordered  and  Enacted  &c  that,  the  north  bounds  of  the  new  Planta- 
tion Lately  granted  at  or  neer  Jeremies  farme  upon  the  Roade  to 
Newlondon  Shall  be  (as  formerly  at  twentye  mile  River,  and  the 
South  bounds  ioyne  to  the  North  bounds  of  Lyme,  and  the  west 
bounds  to  Joyn  to  the  East  bounds  of  Middltown  and  the  East 
bounds  of  Haddum  and  the  East  and  North  East  bounds  to  Rune 
to  the  bounds  of  Lebanon  and  Norwich" — 

"A  Generall  Assembly  Holden  at  Hartford  Octor  13,,  1699 — 
Michael  Taintor  Saml  Northam  and  Nath,l  Foot  appearing  in  this 
Assembly  in  the  behalfe  of  the  New  plantation  called  Colchester  and 
complaining  that  they  are  obstructed  in  the  improvement  and  settle- 
ment of  said  plantation  by  reason  of  severall  persons  that  claim  con- 
siderable tracts  of  land  within  the  grant  of  said  Township,  and  par- 
ticularly severall  of  the  inhabitants  of  Saybrook,  This  Court  do 
therefore  order  that  all  persons  claiming  any  lands  there  shall  ap- 
pear at  the  Generall  Court  in  May  next  and  make  their  claims  ap- 
pear, that  so  the  Grantees  may  not  be  further  obstructed  in  their 
settlement  of  said  plantation  and  that  the  name  of  that  plantation. 
1* 


shall  be  called  Colchester  and  belong  to  the  County  of  New  London, 
and  further  that  this  act  be  transmitted  to  the  severall  towns  where 
any  persons  claiming  land,  there  doe  reside  that  so  they  may  have 
reasonable  notice  thereof." 

"  Att  a  Generall  Assembly  Holden  att  Hartford  Octobr  the  10th: 
1 700  Whereas  the  Inhabitants  of  Colchester  and  those  designed  to 
gpe  and  Settle  there,  meet,  with  much  discouragement  in  their 
Planting  and  Settling  By  Owaneco  and  the  Moheags,  that  Claim 
Land  within  that  township.  This  assembly  being  Sensible  of  the 
difficulties  they  meet  with  and  being  desirous  to  promote  the  Quiet 
and  Comfortable  Settlement  of  the  Plantation  Doe  desire  the  Hon- 
ble  Governr  with  his  Councill  to  treat  with  the  Moheags  and  to 
agree  with  them  to  Quitt  their  Claim  to  the  Lands  within  that  town- 
ship, upon  as  Reasonable  termes  as  may  be  obtained  and  also  to  ad- 
vise the  people  and  to  direct  them  in  going  forward  in  their  Planta- 
tion worke,  and  the  Worshipfull  Captn  Samuel  Mason  is  desired  to 
improve  his  Interest  in  the  Moheags  to  Promote  their  Compliance 
with  the  Interest  of  the  people  of  Colchester — The  Charge  to  be 
defrayed  by  the  Inhabitants  of  Colchester — " 

Thus  the  whole  Township  of  ancient  Colchester,  embracing  the 
present  Township,  and  portions  of  Salem  (in  olden  time  called 
Paugwonk)  and  Marlborough,  was  granted  to  the  original  planters, 
and  by  them  subsequently  shared  with  their  associate  planters. 
Then  followed  divisions  of  the  Township  at  intervals  of  time  amongst 
the  proprietors,  a  certain  portion  of  the  territory  being  included  in 
a  division.  A  division  was  then  subdivided  into  allotments  or 
Rights,  consisting  of  fifty,  one  hundred  and  two  hundred  pound 
rights  for  which  the  proprietors  cast  lots,  the  number  in  the  Draught 
determining  for  each  proprietor  his  claim  to  a  corresponding  number 
in  the  allotments.  In  this  way  half  a  century,  or  more,  elapsed 
before  the  whole  Township  had  been  divided  amongst  the  original 
planters  and  proprietors,  and  the  heirs  of  those  of  them  who  had 
deceased. 

The  lands,  of  little  value  comparatively,  at  the  beginning  of  the 
settlement,  gradually  increased  in  value  as  the  population  and  de- 
mand for  land  increased :  and  those  of  the  proprietors  and  their 
descendants  and  heirs,  who  retained  their  rights  in  the  divisions  of 
lands,  became  substantially  wealthy  and  prosperous.  Colchester 
was  a  highly  popular  settlement,  and  the  early  planters  were  a  supe- 
rior set  of  men,  belonging,  as  they  did,  to  many  of  the  first  families 
in  New  England :  and  it  early  attracted  a  brilliant  array  of  names 
and  genius  from  various  parts  of  the  country.  Its  location  was 
desirable,  being  near  Hartford,  Middletown,  Norwich  and  New 
London. 

Micaiell  Taintor,  Esq.,  whose  recording  comprises  the  chief  por- 
tion of  these  pages,  was  born  in  Brainford,  Oct., — A.  D.  1 052,  being 
the  second  son  of  Capt.  Michaell  Taintor  and  his  wife  Elizabeth. 
We  have  no  knowledge  of  his  youthful  history.  We  find  him  in 


Windsor  in  A.  D.  1 679,  where  he  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Loomis,  and  after  her  decease  Mabel  (Olmstead)  Butler,  widow  of 
Mr.  Daniel  Butler  of  Hartford,  in  A.  D.  1697.  He  was  one  of  the 
leading  men  in  Windsor,  as  appears  by  the  records  of  that  Town, 
holding  some  of  the  highest  offices  in  that  Township.  He  was, 
doubtless,  one  of  the  most  active  in  procuring  the  Grant  of  Col- 
chester, being  in  the  prime  of  life  when  he  removed  to  that  place 
to  settle.  He  was  the  first,  and  for  a  long  series  of  years  the  only 
Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Colchester ;  Town  Clerk  for  the  space  of 
thirty  years,  member  of  Conn.  General  Assembly  twenty-six  ses- 
sions ;  Commissioner,  Selectman,  &c.  It  should  be  borne  in  mind 
that  in  those  days  honors  and  offices  were  conferred  with  reference 
to  worth  of  character,  only  the  best  and  most  fit  men  being  found  in 
high  stations.  Then  men  honored  an  office,  unlike  the  present  day, 
when  we  find  mankind  seeking  offices  and  honors  through  mercenary 
channels,  to  patch  up  characters  obnoxious  to  scrutiny  under  the 
eternal  standard  of  rectitude,  the  immutable  law  of  Justice,  and  our 
Saviour's  Golden  Rule.  He  died  Feb.,— A.  D.  1731,  in  his  79th 
year. 

His  father,  Michaell,  was  also  a  man  of  sterling  worth  and  integ- 
rity of  character,  having  acquired  and  exerted  a  high-toned  influ- 
ence over  his  contemporaries.  He  was  the  son  of  Charles  Taintor 
who  was  in  Wethersfield  in  A.  D.  1643,  afterward  Deputy  to  Gen. 
Assembly,  two  years,  from  Fairfield,  and  who  was  lost  at  sea  with  Mr. 
Jeremiah  Jagger  in  Oct.,  A.  D.  1654.  Michaell  was  Master  of  a 
Ketch,  trading  out  of  Brainford  to  Virginia  previous  to  A.  D.  1650, 
and  for  several  years  subsequent.  He  was  Commissioner,  Judge, 
Deputy  to  Gen.  Assembly.  Recorder,  Select-man,  &c.  He  died  in 
— A.D.  1672-3. 

Rev.  John  Bulkley  was  from  Glastenbury,  son  of  Rev.  Gurshom 
and  his  wife,  (who  was  a  daughter  of  President  Chauncey)  and 
grandson  of  Rev.  Peter  Bulkley,  from  England.  "  Isaac  Bigloo" 
was  from  Watertown  Mass.  "  John  Bigloo  a  son  of  Joshua  Bigloo 
of  Watertown,  which  John  Bigloo  now  dwells  in  Hartford  on  the 
east."  Thomas  Carrier  and  his  sons,  Richard  and  Andrew,  were 
from  Andover,  where  Martha,  wife  of  Thomas,  was  executed  for  a 
witch,  in  A.  D.  1692.  Thomas  Carrier  had  belonged  to  the  body 
guard  of  King  Charles  1st  of  Great  Britain,  and  was  notorious  for 
fleetness  of  foot,  even  after  he  was  more  than  one  hundred  years 
old.  It  is  said  that  he  killed  the  king  of  England.  If  so,  he  must 
have  been  the  executioner  of  King  Charles  the  1st,  in  A.  D.  1648. 
He  was  a  Welshman.  It  is  said  by  his  descendents  that  he  was  one 
hundred  and  thirteen  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  decease  in  A. 
D.  1735.  Daniel  Clark,  "  Locksmith,"  was  from  Hartford — Samuel 
Dickinson  from  Hadley — Jonathan  Dunham  from  Haddam — Foots 
were  from  Wethersfield— Samuel  Gilbert  from  Hartford — Benja- 
min Graves  from  New  London,  doubtless,  originally  from  Hatfield — 
Josiah  Gillet  and  Josiah  Gillet  Jan.,  from  Windsor.  The  wife  of 


8 

Josiab  Sen.,  was  Joanna,  daughter  of  Michaell  Taintor  of  Brain- 
ford.  She  died  in  Colchester,  in  Jan.,  A.  D.  1735,  aged  83  years. 
John  Hitchcock  from  Springfield — Evan  Jones  from  Windsor  ? — 
Kelloggs  from  Hatfield — Loomises  from  Windsor  —  James  and 
Israel  Newton  from  "  Kingstown  in  Naraganset" — "  Samuel  Niels" 
of  Kingstown  (1709) — Northams  from  Hatfield — Nathaniel  Otis 
from  Scituate — Josiah  Phelps  from  Windsor — "  Joseph  Pumery" 
from  Northampton  ? — William  Shipman  from  Saybrook,  went 
to  Hebron  about  1705,  where  he  soon  after  died  in  conse- 
quence of  a  fall. — Skinners  from  Hartford  ? — Deac.  ."  Micaell" 
Taintor  from  Windsor — James  Treadway, "  Malster,"  from  Water- 
town — Welleses  from  Hatfield — Joseph  Wright  from  Glastenbury — 
Israel  Wyatt  from  Hatfield. 

In  conclusion,  the  compiler  would  say  that  Colchester  and  its  his- 
tory present  more  than  ordinary  attractions  to  him,  inasmuch  as  it 
was  the  home  and  the  birth-place  of  many  of  his  ancestors  besides  of 
those  whose  surname  he  bears.  He  traces  his  descent  from  "  Quar- 
ter-Master Nathaniel  Foot,"  who  took  an  active  part  in  promoting 
the  settlement  of  Colchester;  from  Nathaniel  Loomis,  Sen.,  and 
from  Nathaniel  Loomis,  Jr.,  (the  schoolmaster) — from  Samnel  and 

Ebenezer  Northam — from -Skinner — from  Lieut.  Noah   Welles 

who  died  in  A.  D.  1713,  and  Lieut.  Noah  Wells  who  died  in  A.  D. 
1753,  and  Col.  David  Wells;  and  from  Lieut.  Israel  Wyatt  the  son 
of  John  Wyatt  of  Haddam,  and  grandson  of  Edward  Wyatt  of  Dor- 
chester. 

CHARLES  MICAIELL  TAINTOR. 

COLCHESTER,  CONN.,  Feb.  13th,  A.  D.  1864. 


THE  RECORDING  OF  MICAIELL  TAINTOR  ESQ. 


"  JENEWARY  the  28th  1715  =  16— then  Jonathan  kilburn  of 
Colchester  presented  a  mare  and  coult  to  Record  as  straise — 
the  mare  is  of  a  Dark  Brown  Coulour  Branded  with  Leba- 
non town  Brand  a  half  penne  Cut  on  the  vnder  side  of  the  of 
or  Right  eare — the  Coult  is  a  hors  Coult  of  a  Bay  Couler  a 
star  in  the  forehead  near  foot  white — taken  Dammage  fezant : 
&  now  aprised  both  at  fowr  pounds — By  James  Mun  &  Josiah 
Phelps — the  mare  &  Coult  Aboue  mentioned  is  owned  By 
Joshua  Tilleson  of  hebron  &  Delivered  to  him  by  sd  kilburn 
this  1  Day  of  March  1715-16 

June  12th  1716  then  taken  vp  By  Ebenezer  Spencer  of 
Colchester  A  yong  hors  of  about  two  or  thre  years  old  of  a 
blackish  Brown  Couler  Branded  with  :  4 :  marked  with  a  half 
pennee  Cut  on  the  under  sid  of  the  Right  eare:  of  foot 
behind  white — Taken  vp  in  a  sufering  Condistion :  &  ap- 
prised this  eighteenth  Day  of  June  abouesd :  at  twenty  five 
shillings  by  William  Worthington  &  Daniell  Clark  Junr 

May  1716  Josiah  Gate  killed  18  Rattell  snakes 

at  the  meeting  mentioned  on  the  other  side  viz.  Decembr 
28  :  1713  Samull  Northam  thomas  Day  &  ebenezer  Colman 
ware  chosen  a  Comittie  of  the  school  for  the  year  insueing. 

Decemb  :  31:  1712:  at  a  legall  town  meeting  held  in  Col- 
chester—Capt  Gilbert  Left  Wiat  &  Mr  Dainell  Clark  ware 
Chosen  Selectmen  :  Decembr  28  :  1713 :  Micaiell  Taintor  was 


10 

Chosen  towne  Clerk  for  the  year  insueing :  at  a  legall  town 
meeting  held  in  Colchester  the  date  aforesaid :  at  the  same 
meeting  selectmen  wai-e  chosen  Namely  mr  Daniell  Clark 
senr:  mr  Joseph  Wright  &  Micaiell  Taintor — Constables 
Chosen  ware  Nathaniell  Kellogg  &  ebenezer  Skiner — sworn — 
Colecterors  to  Colect  the  minestors  Rate  &  town  rate  John 
Bigloo  Noah  wells  &  Jonathan  kellogg — fence  vewers  Chosen 
ware  John  hitchcock  &  william  Chamberlin — Surueyers 
Chosen  ware  :  John  Johnson  sworn — Andrew  Carrier  sworn — 
Ephream  foot  sworn — Ephream  Wells  sworn — John  homes  & 
Samll  Spencer — Listers  chosen  ware  thomas  Day  Richard 
Skiner  &  John  hubberd — all  sworn — enspectors  Chosen  ware 
ebenezer  Colman  &  Daniell  Clark  Juner — both  sworn — Grand 
Jury  men  Chosen  ware  John  addams  sener  Nathanll  Lomis — 
both  sworn — "  further  at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  town  granted 
a  Rate  of  3d  pence  on  the  pownd  of  the  ratebl  estate  of  the 
towne — at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  towne  granted  to  the 
Reuerant  Mr  Bulkly  for  his  salery  the  year  past  sixty  and  five 
pownds — at  the  same  meeting  a  Comitie  was  Chosen  to  setell 
the  Line  with  hebron  men  betwixt  hebron  and  Colchester — 
namely  ebenezer  Skiner  Left  Wiat  eusine  Skiner  ebenezer 
Colman  Nathanll  foot — 

February  the  24th:  1713—14: 

taken  vp  as  strays  by  Josiah  Gillet  of  Colchester  a  mare  & 
Coult :  the  mare  is  Counted  about  seauen  or  eight  years  old  of 
a  sorrell  Couler  a  white  face  &  a  streak  of  white  downe  the 
houf  on  the  left  foot — Branded  on  the  left  shoulder  with  MM : 
the  Could  is  one  year  and  vantage  old  of  a  sorrell  Couler  a 
White  face  2  hind  feet  white  no  mark  nor  brand — 

apprised  at  four  pownds  ten  shillings 
By  Daniell  &  Nathaniell  Clark 

July  13th  1716— Sold  a  black  stone  hors  of  thre  years  old 
brought  in  by  thomas  perrin  of  Lebanon  :  as  forfit  by  law  :  & 
Condemned  By  us  the  subscribers  selectmen  :  as  not  being  so 


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high  as  the  law  Requiers :  sold  to  ensign  Nathanll  lomis  for 
thre  pownds  six  shillings  :  Micaiell  Taintor — Samull  Lomies 

Micaiell  Taintor  Junr  Creded  for  seruing  thre  writs  :  (viz.) 
on  bakon  gates  &  homes — 00—06  00  one  on  sergt  Rowle  :  6d : 
for  half  my  Jorney  &  exspences  to  Wethersfield  to  fetch 
nailes — 00  04  00  by  two  shillings  Guien  to  bye  Boards- 
00  02  00* 

1713  Mr  Thomas  Alleson  Credet  to  the  town  for  nailes  for 
the  meeting  hows  Doars— 00  03  06 

December  ye  8th  1729  Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen  Town 
clerk  Ensign  Foot  Ensign  Wells  &  Israel  Newton  ware  Cho- 
sen Selectmen — Constables  Chosen  Ware  Joseph  Chamberlin 
&  he  to  gather  the  Contry  Rate  &  Isaac  Jones — Way  War- 
dens Chosen  Ware  John  hitchcock  Samuell  Lomis  John  big- 
low  Joseph  pratt  Junr  pelatiah  bliss  andrew  Carier — grand 
jurymen  Chosen  ware  Jonathan  Gillett  &  noah  pumery— 
Listers  Chosen  ware  mr  Nathanll  Otis  John  holms  noah  Clark 
timothy  Carrier  and  John  skiner  Junr — fence  viewers  Chosen 
ware  thomas  adams  &  nathaniell  kellogg  Junr — tithing  men 
Chosen  Samuell  fuller  Josiah  strong — a  town  Rate  granted  of 
a  half  penne  Rate — yt  is  to  say  a  half  pene  on  ye  pownd  to 
be  Raised  as  the  law  directs — Colecters  to  gather  sd  rate  ware 
Ebenezer  kellogg  &  Daniell  Worthington, 

at  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Aprell  28th :  1730  en- 
sign Nathaniell  foot  was  Chosen  moderator  of  sd  meeting — at  tho 
meeting  it  was  voated  that  swine  shold  be  Confined  from  going 
at  larg  in  the  Comons  as  the  law  directs  and  prouids  in  yt  behalf 
for  this  present  yeare — further  voated  yt  shepe  may  go  in  the 
Comons  without  a  keeper  for  this  present  year — the  meeting  is 
adjorned  untill  the  monday  before  the  election  (viz  ye  eleauenth 
Day  of  May  next  at  twelue  of  the  Clock — the  town  met  acord- 
ing  to  adjornmt — &  voated  &  granted  to  ye  Reuerend  mr  John 
Bulkley  that  thre  acers  of  land  lying  at  the  rear  of  his  home 
lot  (formerly  granted  for  a  term  of  years :  but  now  the  town 


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grant  it  to  him  for  euer  on  Condistion  that  he  giue  up  so  much 
as  that  is  of  his  other  land)  to  be  &  Remain  to  be  Comons  for 
euer — further  at  ye  same  meeting  the  town  voated  to  Remit  the 
towns  part  of  the  fine  of  ebenezer  harthaway  Samuell  Day 
John  Dale  John  Adams  ye  3d  &  Daniell  Adams — at  the  same 
meeting  it  was  voated  yt  wharas  at  ye  meeting  abuesd  (above- 
said-c.  M.  T.)  viz  Aprell  28th  1730  Ensin  Nathanll  foot  John 
Bulkley  Junr  &  William  Roberds  ware  Chosen  a  Comitie  with 
power  to  treat  with  a  Comitie  from  labanon  Respecting  such 
Controuersis  as  are  now  Depending  in  ye  law  or  other  wise 
betwen  the  proprieters  of  this  town  &  the  proprieters  of  laba- 
non &  finally  to  determine  the  same  &  to  agre  upon  a  line  be- 
twen us  &  them  &  wharas  ye  sd  Comitie  haue  on  the  eighth 
Day  of  this  Instant  may  treated  &  Com  to  an  agrement  with 
a  Comitie  from  labanon  &  now  make  Report  thareof  to  this 
meeting — it  was  voated  yt  ye  sd  agrement  be  exsepted  &  yt 
in  all  ye  parts  thareof  it  be  Complyed  with  &  yt  it  be  entered 
on  ye  town  Records — 

A  list  of  the  freemen  of  ye  town  of  Colchester — Micaiell 
Taintor  Micaiell  Taintor  Junr  James  Newton  Samll  Northam 
Thorn  Day  Richd  Carrier  Ebenezr  Skiner  Danll  Clark  Danll 
Clark  Junr  Lef  Isreall  Wyat  Decon  Lomis  Wm  Roberds 
Nathll  Lomis  Jos  Wright  Josiah  Gellet  Josiah  Gillet  Junr 
Ebenezer  Dibell  Capt  Gilbert  Jno  Adams  Jno  adams  Junr 
Decon  Skiner  Richd  Skiner  Nathanll  Skiner  Benjamin  Skiner 
Jos  Prat  Nathll  Kellogg  Ephrem  Foot  Jos  pumery  Thorn 
Brown  Noah  Wells  Jos  Chamberlin  Josiah  Foot  James  mun 
ensign  Jno  Skiner  Ebenezer  kellogg  James  Brown  Andrew 
Carrier  Richard  Church  Mr  Bulkley  Jno  Day  Jonathan  Gil- 
let  Jonathan  Kellogg  Nathll  Foot  Ebenr  Coleman  Charles 
Williams  Clement  Cithophell  John  Chapman  Senr  Ephream 
Wells  Josiah  Phelps  John  holms  William  Roberds  Josiah 
Gates  Joseph  foot  John  Johnson^ — 

At  a  Legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Nouembr  the 


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9th  :  1714 :  the  towne  voated  that  whearas  we  formerly  granted 
our  lands  to  perticqler  persons  by  a  towne  voat  we  now  Do 
voat  that  for  the  future  The  granting  of  the  undeuided  lands 
in  Colchester  shall  be  wholy  and  solely  in  the  power  of  the 
proprietors  of  Colchester — at  the  same  meeting  the  town  made 
Choice  of  Mr  James  Newton  Samuel  Northam  Samll  Lomis 
Joseph  Wright  &  Ebenezer  Coleman  to  be  a  Committ'ie  to 
prosecute  in  the  law  &  eject  any  &  euery  person  that  doe  or 
shall  trespass  or  make  enterance  uppon  any  of  the  Deuided  or 
undeuided  Lands  within  the  township  of  said  Colchester 

Decembr  ye  27  1714  was  a  towne  meeting  &  Micaiell  Tain- 
tor  Sen  was  Chosen  town  Clerk  for  the  year  Insueing — Select- 
men Chosen  ware  Mr  Daniell  Clark  Senr  Mr  James  Newton 
&  ensign  Jno  Skiner — Constables  chosen  and  sworn  ware 
Thomas  Day  &  nathaniell  Kellogg — Colectorors  Chosen  to 
gather  the  minesters  Rate  &  town  rate  ware  Jonathan  Nor- 
tham James  Newton  Junr  and  Richard  Church — granted  to 
the  Reuerant  Mr  Bulkley  for  his  salery  the  year  now  almost 
past  the  sum  of  seauenty  &  thre  pownds  Curant  Mony — ondly 
eight  pownds  of  it  is  to  find  himself  firewood  for  the  year  In- 
sueing— Listers  chosen  ware  Benjamin  adams  Nathaniel  Gil- 
bert Samuell  Lomis  Junr — Inspecters  Chosen  &  sworn  ware 
John  Bigloo  &  Noah  Weles — Surueyers  Chosen  &  sworn 
ware  Capt  Gilbert  John  biglo  Isreall  Newton  William  Rob- 
erds  Junr  Jonathan  Kellog  &  Daniell  Clark  Junr — Grand 
Juremen  Chosen  and  sworn  ware  Left  Isreall  Wyat  Nathanill 
foot — fenc  vewers  Chosen  &  sworn  ware  Josiah  Gillet  Junr 
&  Isaac  Dauice  Ephream  foot  &  Josiah  phelps — further  the 
towne  voated  &  Chose  a  Comitie  to  settell  the  Bounds  Betwixt 
east  haddam  &  Colchester  the  Comitie  Chosen  ware  ensign 
John  Skiner  Mr  James  Newton  &  Mr  Daniell  Clark  senr — 
and  also  the  same  Comitie  to  settell  &  run  the  Bounds  Be- 
twixt Midell  Towne  &  Colchester — at  the  sam  meeting  afore- 
said the  towne  voated  &  Granted  to  Nathaniell  Lomis  six 
2 


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pownds  more  then  that  forty  &  one  pownds  which  the  Comitie 
Couenanted  with  him  tor  the  makeing  the  seats  of  the  meet- 
ing howse  &  other  work  mentioned  in  the  sd  Couenant — at 
the  same  meeting  the  towne  granted  a  rate  of  two  penc  on 
the  pownd  to  defray  the  town  charges  to  be  raised  &  Leuied 
by  the  list  giuen  unto  the  generall  Court  in  October  last  past — 
at  the  same  meeting  Joseph  Chamberlin  John  Skiner  and  Na- 
thaniell  Kellogg  ware  Chosen  a  Coraitie  for  the  schole  for  the 
year  Insueing — at  the  same  meeting  leften.t  Wiatt  Capt  Gil- 
bert Mr  James  Newton  Joseph  Pumery  &  Joseph  Chamber- 
lin ware  chosen  seators  to  seate  persons  in  the  meeting  hows — 
Jenewary  the  4th  1714—15  was  a  legall  town  meeting  & 
whearas  theare  was  a  towne  meeting  dec  27-1714  &  there 
was  seators  Chosen  to  seats  the  Meeting  howse :  :  but  no  ruels 
(rules  c.  M.  T.)  giuen  them  as  to  do  the  work  neigehther  haue 
the  towne  Dignefied  the  seats  of  the  sd  howse — therefore  the 
towne  haue  now  Dignefied  the  first  pue  next  the  pulpit  to  be 
the  first  in  dignety  the  next  behind  it  to  be  the  2d  in  dignety 
&  the  foremost  of  the  long  seats  to  be  the  third  in  Dignety : 
the  4th  In  dignetie  is  the  second  long  seat  &  the  third  pue 
these  two  to  be  equall  in  estemation  :  the  third  seat  to  be  the 
next  In  Dignety — the  fourth  seat  to  be  next  In  dignety :  the 
next  seat  in  Dignety  is  the  fourth  pue :  the  next  in  dignety  is 
the  fifth  long  seate — the  next  thing  is  the  Rules  in  seating  & 
the  Rules  are  now  agreed  &  voated  as  foloweth — first  the  12d  : 
&  3d  Rate  for  buelding  the  meeting  hows  to  be  Considered 
in  Conjuntion  with  the  present  List  of  estates — further  in  the 
next  place  age  with  other  quallefiecations  to  be  considered — 
at  the  same  meeting  abouesd  Ephream  wels  &  John  Bigloo  : 
further  it  was  voated  that  the  seators  shall  also  Consider  the 
last  years  List  with  ye  other  abouernentioned — at  the  same 
meeting  abouesaid  the  persons :  Chosen  for  the  seating  persons 
in  the  meeting  howse  are  the  same  persons  chosen  formerly 
.(viz)  in  Decembr  27th :  1714  are  Also  now  againe  Chosen  to 


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yt  work :  who  are  to  do  it  acording  to  the  Dignifieing  the 
Seats  &  the  Ruels  of  seating  abouementioned — at  the  meeting 
aforesaid  the  towne  voated  to  guie  for  the  Incoragement  of  per- 
sons to  kill  wolus  to  guie  twenty  phillings  a  head  .for  wolues 
killed  in  the  Bounds  of  the  towne :  the  heads  Bought  as  the 
law  directs — whearas  the  towne  at  the  meeting  mentioned  on 
the  opposite  side  did  Dignefi  the  seats  in  the  meeting  hows  : 
&  the  Comitie  haue  presented  to  the  town  a  draught  with 
alteration  in  the  sd  Dignefieing  the  seats  the  town  now  being 
met  together:  Jenewary  ye  10th:  1714—15  Did  exseptofthe 
alteration  mad  By  said  Comittie  which  is  as  followeth  :  the  pue 
next  ye  pulpitt  to  be  the  first — 2d  in  dignety  is  the  2d  pue  & 
the  fore  seat  to  be  equall  In  Dignetie.  3d  in  Dignety  is  tho 
second  seat — 4th  :  :  is  the  third  seat  equall  with  ye  third  Pue 
— 5.  is  the  fowrth  seat  equall  with  the  fowrth  Pue — next  the 
fifth  seat :  next :  6th-7th-8th — 

Colchester  June  28  1715  at  A  meeting  of  the  towne  &  pro- 
prietors of  Colchester  the  sd  towne  &  proprietors  chose  mr 
Jams  Newton  Ensign  John  Skiner  &  ebenezr  Colman  A 
Comittie  to  Joyne  with  a  Commitie  of  east  haddam  to  make 
exshang  of  Land — for  the  beter  Conuenienc  of  both  places — 
to  make  Alteration  of  the  bounds  Lately  Run  By  the  County 
Surueyer  as  thay  shall  se  Cause  &  the  sd  town  &  proprietors 
do  agree  to  abide  by  such  alterations  as  shall  be  agreed  upon 
By  the  sd  Comities  of  Both  parties — at  the  meeting  aforesaid 
the  town  voated  to  glue  the  select  men  the  Power  to  appoynt 
the  place  whare  all  persons  shall  Cut  bushes  that  the  Law  Re- 
quiers  to  work  in  that  seruice 

at  A  Legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  the  26th  Day 
of  Decembr  1715  the  town  granted  a  Rate  of  two  penc  on  the 
povnd  to  be  raised  on  all  the  poles  &  Ratable  estate  acording 
to  the  present  List  of  this  present  year :  to  be  paid  in  or  as 
mony:  to  Defray  the  town  charges — at  the  said  meeting 
Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen  Town  Clerk — the  select  men 


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Chosen  ware  Left  John  Skiner  Micaiell  Taintor  senr  &  Decon 
Lomis — Constables  Chosen  were  Daniell  Clark  Junr  &  Josiah 
Gillett  Jun — Colecterers  Chosen  to  gather  the  Minesters  & 
town  Rate  were  Jonathan  Gillett  and  thomas  Lomis :  &  that 
Each  of  them  shall  gather  &  be  Responcable  for  the  Rats  in 
that  part  of  the  town  where  they  Dwell :  the  Decision  Be- 
twene  them  to  Be  acording  to  the  Deuiding  Line  betwixt  the 
two  train  Bands  of  the  towne — Surueyers  or  way  wardens 
Chosen  ware  Jonathan  Kilbun  Josia  foot  Thorn  Jones  John 
Day  Jno  hitchcock  Ebenezer  Coleman — Listers  Chosen  & 
sworn  ware  Nathaniell  Lomis  Junr  Thomas  Day  Junr  &  Jo- 
seph Pepoon — fenc  vewers  chosen  were  Ephraim  foot  &  Clem- 
ent kithophell — grand-Jurymen  Chosen  &  sworn  ware  Sergt 
Joseph  Prat  sergt  Nathaniell  kellogg — at  the  Same  Meeting 
the  town  granted  to  sergt  Nathaniell  kellogg  thirty  shillings  pr 
year  for  sweeping  &  looking  after  the  meeting  bowse  as  it 
ought  to  Bee — at  the  aforesd  meeting  the  town  Granted  the 
Reuer-t  Mr  Bulkley  for  his  salery  the  year  Past  eighty  pownds 
mony  or  prouision  as  mony — at  the  same  Meeting  the  town 
Chose  the  Select  men  Now  Chosen  to  Be  a  Comitie  for  the 
School  for  The  year  Ensueing — 

at  a  town  meeting  June  12th  1716  it  was  voated  to  finish  the 
echole  hows  whare  the  foundation  of  the  said  hows  now  stands — 
We  the  select  men  Comittie  for  the  schooll  as  abouesaid  haue 
agreed  with  Nathaniell  Lomis  Juner  to  keepe  school  twelue 
month  &  to  giue  him  twenty  and  fiue  pownds  ten  shillings — 
25-10-0  &  he  began  to  keep  schooll  ye  17th  Day  of  Jenewary : 
1716 — the  minesters  Rate:  &  town  Rate  Deliuered  to  the 
forementioned  Colecterors  to  gather  &  pay  acording  to  order. 

Jenewary  the  8th  :  1716  :  17=was  a  towne  meeting  & 
Micaiell  Taintor  senr  was  Chosen  town  Clerk  for  the  year 
ensuing=at  the  same  meeting  :  Benjamin  Lewes  John  Clother 
Isaac  Biglow  John  hitchcock  Thomas  Jones  Benjamin  Graues 
John  Jonson  ware  exsepted  and  admitted  Inhabetanc  on  Con- 


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elision  that  thay  now  declareing  that  thay  do  not  nether  will 
not  hearafter  Claime  any  Right  to  the  vndeuided  Lands  in 
Colchester  neighther  to  the  stated  Commons  :  by  this  admition 
— which  they  haue  now  declared  &  Consented  to — Select  men 
Chosen  ware  capt  Newton  .Jos:  Chamberlin  &  Left  Skiner : 
Constabels  Chosen  and  sworn  ware  Daniell  Clark  Junr  &  Jo- 
siah  Gillet  Junr — Colecterors  to  Gather  the  minesters  &  town 
Rate  ware  Andrew  Carrier  &  Benjamin  Graues — .Listers 
chosen  and  sworn  ware  :  John  hitchcock  Isaac  Rowlee — Sam- 
ell  kellogg  not  sworn — Grand  Jury  chosen  &  sworn  ware  en- 
sign: Weles  &  Ebenezer  skiner — fenc  vewers  chosen  ware 
Jonathan  kilburn  &  John  Adams  Jur — Way  wardens  Chosen 
&  sworn  all  but :  ware  James  Roberds  Jno  Clother  william 
Chamberlin  not  sworn — William  harris  Thomas  Jones  Ebene- 
zer Dibell  John  Chapman  senr  &  Ensin  Lomis — At  the  meet- 
ing aforesaid  :  Daniell  Clark  Juner  was  chosen  &  sworn  sealer 
of  waits  &  Measurs  —  At  the  meeting  Aforesaid  the  town 
Granted  to  the  Reuerand  Mr  bulkley  for  his  sallery  for  the 
year  past  the  sum  of  eighty  pownds  in  mony  or  in  prouision 
pay  as  mony — at  the  meeting  Aforesaid  the  town  voated  to 
Raise  a  Rate  of  one  penne  on  the  pownd  to  pay  the  town 
Debts — further  at  the  same  meeting  it  was  voated  to  maintain 
a  school  the  whole  year:  and  that  It  be  kept  at  thre  seuerall 
places  (viz)  in  the  town  plat  &  at  the  hill  as  it  is  Called  (& 
amongst  the  southerly  farmers)  each  Inhabetant  in  euery  part 
to  Joyne  to  which  part  or  place  as  he  shall  chouse  :  and  each 
seuerall  place  whare  the  school  is  kept  shall  haue  the  school^ 
kept  there  so  long  as  their  proportion  of  estates  is  in  the  Comon 
List — &  each  place  To  prouid  a  sutabell  place  or  hows  to  keep 
school  in — &  If  eighther  place  Neglect  to  Comply  with  these 
Artecles  then  the  Comittie  hearafter  named  shall  haue  full 
power  to  order  the  afair  of  the  school  as  thay  in  thair  prudence 
shall  se  Cause  &  the  present  select  men  are  now  Chosen  a 
Comitie  for  the  school  this  year. 


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At  a  Legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Decernbr  30th: 
1717  Micaiell  Taintor  was  Chosen  town  Clerk — at  the  same 
meeting  Mr  Joseph  Chamberlin  Sergt  Ebenezer  Skiner  & 
eergt  Nathaniell  foot  ware  chosen  select  men — Constables  Cho- 
sen &  sworn  ware  Sergt  Joseph  Pratt  &  ephraim  foot  Joseph 
Pratt  to  gather  the  Country  Rate — Thomas  Addams  &  eben- 
ezer  Northam  Ware  Chosen  Colecterours  to  Gather  the  Town 
&  Minesters  Rate — Listers  Chosen  ware  Isreall  Newton  James 
Roberds  &  Samuell  Brown — sworn — Grand  jure  men  Chosen 
ware  John  Addams  Junr  &  James  Newton  Junr — sworn — fence 
vewers  Chosen  ware  Jonathan  Northam  &  John  hitchcock — 
sworn  Way  wardens  Chosen  ware  ensign  Nathaniel  Lomis 
Richard  Church  sworn  Thomas  Jones  John  waters  William 
Chamberlin  Josiah  Gates  Richard  Carier  &  Josiah  foot — sworn 
— Clement  kithophell  Chosen  to  Digg  Graues — further  at  the 
same  meting  the  town  Granted  To  the  Reu.rt  Mr  Bulkley  tor 
his  salery  for  The  year  Past  eighty  Pounds  in  mony  or  prouis- 
ion  Pay  as  mony — further  voated  to  Giue  Benjamin  Chamber- 
lin ten  shillings  for  beating  the  Drum  ye  year  Past — further 
voated  that  sergt  Prat  shall  haue  twenty  shillings  for  sweeping 
and  taking  Care  of  the  meeting  hows  the  year  ensueing — At 
the  meeting  Aforesaid  it  was  voated  And  agreed  that  thare 
should  Be  Galeries  Buelt :  in  the  meeting  hows  with  all  Con- 
uenient  Speed — &  Mr  Charels  Williams  mr  Samuell  Northam 
&  Sergt  Nathaniell  kellogg  ware  Chosen  a  Comitie  to  Carie  on 
the  work  of  buelding  &  finishing  the  said  Galleries — further 
the  town  Granted  a  Rate  of  three  half  Pennys  on  the  Pound 
to  Defray  town  Charges — and  finally  it  was  voated  that  the 
surueyors  of  high  waies  shall  haue  Power  to  Call  forth  labour- 
ers to  make  a  Bridg  ouer  the  North  meadow. 

Decembr  ye  22 :  1718  wras  a  Legall  town  meeting  held  in 
Colchester :  Micaiell  Taintor  Senr  was  chosen  Town  Clerk  for 
the  year  ensueing — Selectmen  *  *  *  William  Worthington 
Joseph  Chamberlin  &  John  Skiner — Constables  *  *  *  Sergt 


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Joseph  pratt  &  Ephreaim  foot — Sergt  Joseph  prat  to  gather  the 
Country  Rate — Colecterers  *  *  John  Day  &  thorn  Jones — 
Listers  Isaac  Jones  &  John  Northam — Grand  Jurimen  Decon 
Lomis  &  ebenezer  kellogg — Way  wardens  John  Johnson  John 
biglow  Noah  Weles  Eobart  Ransom  Samuell  Lomis  Jvnr  Sam- 
uel brown  &  lef  holmes — farther  at  ye  same  meeting  James 
Newton  Jvnr  was  chosen  brander  for  the  town  of  Colchester — 
fenc  vewers  Chosen  ware  Benjamin  adams  &  samuel  kellogg— 
at  the  same  meeting  Left— nt  holms  Leftent  harris  Dan iell  Jones 
thomas  Carier  Samuell  Knight  Joseph  Dalee :  Dauiell  galutiah 
ware  voated  Inhabetance :  on  that  Condistion  that  Benjamin 
Lewes  &  others  ware  exsepted : 

at  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Jenewary  ye  8th: 
1716=17:  further  voted  that  the  select  men  be  the  school 
Comittie  for  ye  year  Insueing — At  the  meeting  mentioned  on 
the  other  side  the  town  voated  and  granted  to  the  Reuerend 
mr  John  Bulkley  for  his  sallery  for  the  yeare  now  almost  past 
eighty  pownds  in  mony  or  prouision  pay  as  mony — further 
voated  to  giue  and  grant  to  the  Reuerand  Mr  bulkley  for  his 
sallery  for  the  yeare  ensueing  eighty  pownds  in  mony  or  pro- 
uision pay  as  mony  prouided  he  Continue  in  the  work  of  the 
minestry  Amongst  us  the  yeare  ensuing  abouesaid — further  at 
the  same  meeting  the  town  voated  that  euery  person  to  whome 
the  towne  is  Indebted  that  if  thay  do  not  bring  in  thair  acoumlt 
to  ye  select  men  at  the  hows  of  Joseph  Chamberlins  this  Day 
fortnight :  thay  shall  not  be  paid  the  yeare  now  ensueing — fur- 
ther the  town  granted  to  Sergnt  pratt  twenty  shillings :  to  take 
ye  care  of  the  meeting  hows  &  sweep  it  sutabley :  for  the  year 
ensuing — further  at  the  same  meeting  the  town  voated  to  oblige 
euery  person  in  the  town  of  sixteen  years  of  age  and  upwards 
to  kill  one  Duson  of  blackbirds  or  wood  peckers  or  gay  burds : 
&  bring  thair  heads  to  the  select  men :  &  what  are  killed  in  the 
months  of  march  aprell  or  may:  six  shall  be  Counted  as  a 
duson  :  :  &  if  any  person  kills  more  then  his  Duson  he  shall 
be  alowed  one  penne  pr  head — &  he  that  doth  not  kill  his  dusen 


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as  abouesd  shall  pay  to  the  town  Rate  one  shilling — this  order 
to  Continue  for  the  year  next  ensuing — further  voated  that  no 
ratell  snaks  shall  be  paid  for  exsept  thay  Can  satisfie  the  select 
men  that  thay  were  killed  in  the  months  of  aprell  or  may. 

Colchester  Janewary  the  26th:  1718=19  was  a  Legall  town 
meeting  :  &  it  was  voated  that  Mr  Liyn  (?)  :  chool  master  shall 
be  paid  for  keeping  school  for  the  time  past :  that  which  is  Due : 
which  is  about  six  pounds — the  one  half  out  of  the  town  tresury 
ifc  the  other  half  to  be  payd  by  the  Scollers  that  went  to  the 
Said  School — further  at  the  same  meeting  the  town  voated  to 
keep  a  school  this  whoole  year — &  that  it  shall  be  keptremoued 
unto  thre  seuerall  parts  of  the  town  at  the  Discrestion  of  the 
select  men — further  at  the  meeting  aforesaid  it  was  further 
voated :  that  All  the  children  from  five  years  oald  to  the  age 
of  ten  years  that  liue  within  one  mile  and  half  from  the  place 
whare  the  school  is  kept,  shall  pay  to  the  sd  school  as  the  law 
Directs  :  whether  thay  go  to  said  School  or  nott — &  those  that 
are  aboue  ten  years  of  age  shall  pay  ondly  for  the  time  as  thay 
do  go — further  it  was  voated  that  the  Colecterours  shall  be 
acountablc  to  the  town :  their  proportion  in  gathering  the  min. 
esters  &  town  Rate :  in  perticqler  that  is  to  say  John  Day  to 
gather  or  Colect  the  Rates  all  that  are  within  the  limits  of  the 
bounds  of  Capt  wrights  train  band  :  &  thomas  Jones :  to  gather 
all  within  the  bounds  of  Captain  Newtons  train  band :  which 
the  sd  Colecterours  define — further  the  town  abated  benjamin 
graucs  Jonathan  Cutlers  &  benjamin  foxes  minesters  &  town 
•Rats  :  which  he  was  to  gather. 

at  a  legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Nouember  ye 
3d  17 19= we  being  Informed  that  at  a  town  meeting  held  at 
hebron  the  sd  town  voated  to  Choose  a  Comittie  of  thre  men  of 
thair  town  as  a  Comitie  to  settell  a  deuiding  line  betwixt  ye  sd 
town  of  hebron  &  the  town  of  Colchester  prouided  said  Col- 
chester will  also  choose  a  Comitie  of  thre  men  of  our  town  to 
Joyne  with  the  Comitie  of  said  hebron  to  settell  ye  line  and 


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to  End  that  Controuersi — it  was  now  voated  by  the  town  to 
Compile  with  the  motion  of  ye  town  of  hebron — &  now  to 
proseed  to  Choos  a  Comittie  to  Joyne  with  a  Comitie  that  the 
town  of  hebron  shall  Choos  to  Consider  &  Isue  yt  matter  of 
the  line  as  abouesaid  &  Leftent  John  Skiner :  Sert  Nathaniell 
foot  &  Sergt  Ebenezer  Skiner  ware  chosen  a  Comitie  to  Joyn 
with  a  Comitie  of  the  town  of  hebron  in  selling  the  line  aboue- 
said— &  further  it  was  voated  to  stant  to  and  abide  by  the  line 
that  may  be  agreed  upon  by  the  Said  Comitie. 

December  16th:  1719  :  a  Legall  town  meeting  held  in  Col- 
chester for  the  choice  of  town  offecers  (as  followeth)  Micaiell 
Taintor  was  chosen  town  clerk — Select  men,  Capt  Newton  Lef 
Skiner  &  Cap  wright — Constables  Sergt  Joseph  pratt  &  Noah 
Wells — sergt  prat  to  gather  the  Contry  Rate  &  make  up 
acounts  with  the  tresurer — grandjurimen  Joseph  pumery  & 
william  worthington  —  Colecterers  ebenezer  dible  &  Isreall 
Newton — ebenezer  dible  to  Colect  the  Rats  of  the  Persons  be- 
longing to  Cap  Wrights  Company  acording  to  the  bounds  in 
the  diuision  of  the  train  bands :  betwixt  Capt  Newtons  Com- 
pany &  said  Capt  Wrights  Company :  &  Isreall  Newton  to 
gather  the  Rats  of  ye  Persons  belonging  to  Capt  Newtons 
Company  acording  to  the  bounds  abouesd=Way  Wardens — 
Nathaniell  foot  Ensin  Lomis  Samuel  knight  Daniell  Jones  John 
Day  John  Wells  ebenezer  spencer — Listers — James  Tredway 
&  Joseph  prat  Junr — fenc  vewers  John  Jonson  &  Cornelia 
Roberds — sealer  of  measurs  Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen — 
sealer  of  waits  Daniell  Clark  Juner  was  chosen — at  the  meet- 
ing mentioned  on  the  other  side  Decon  Lomis  was  Chosen 
Leather  Sealer — further  the  town  voated  &  chose  a  Comitie  to 
treat  with  the  reuerant  Mr  bulkley  Relating  to  his  standing  sal- 
ery  for  his  work  in  the  minestry  amongst  us  &  make  Return  to 
the  town — the  Comitie  Chosen  ware  the  present  select  men  & 
Samuell  Northam  :  Decon  Lomis  &  Micaiell  Taintor  further 
it  was  voated  that  whereas  at  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester 


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Nouember  ye  3d  1719  the  town  Chose  a  Comitie  to  Joyn  with 
a  Comitie  of  the  town  of  hebron  in  setling  a  Line  to  be  the 
bounds  betwixt  the  town  of  Colchester  &  the  town  of  hebron 
and  to  stand  to  the  bounds  that  may  be  fixed  by  the  said  Comit- 
tis  it  is  now  further  voated  that  in  Case  the  said  Comities  Canot 
agre :  in  fixing  the  bounds  :  then  it  shall  be  in  the  power  of  our 
Comitie  :  to  Joyn  with  the  Comittie  of  hebron  in  chousing  thre 
men  such  as  thay  agree  uppon  to  determin  that  Controuersie  '• 
&  to  stand  to  &  abide  by  the  line  &  bounds  which  said  thre  men 
shall  fix  for  the  Deuiding  line  betwixt  the  towns  abouesaid — 
further  it  was  voated  to  Raise  a  Rate  of  one  penne  on  the 
pound  on  the  Ratabell  estate  in  the  town  to  defray  the  town 
Charges. 

Decembr  27th :  1720  was  a  legall  town  meeting  in  Colches- 
ter wherein  Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen  town  Clerk  for  the 
year  ensueing — select  men — Capt  Newton  Ensign  Wells  & 
left  Wyat — Constables  sergt  pratt  &  Noah  wells — Surueyors — 
John  Jonson  Nathanill  Cohoon  John  Northam  Nathaniel!  Gil- 
bert Ebenezer  kellogg  Sergt  Isaac  Jones  John  Chapman  Junr 
Left  John  holms — fenc  vewers  thomas  addams  &  Samuell  kel- 
logg— Listers,  Capt  Wright  &  sergt  Nathanill  Foot — Colecter- 
ors  Samuell  Knight  &  William  Williams  &  to  Deuide  in  gath- 
ering the  Rates  acording  to  the  voat  last  year  :  Grand  Jurymen 
Micaiell  Taintor  Junr  &  Clement  kithophell — howards — Eph- 
ream  foott  &  John  Jonson — at  the  meeting  aforesaid  voated  to 
grant  Mr  Bulkley  Eighty  pounds — at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the 
town  voated  that  swine  should  go  at  larg  in  the  Comons  acord- 
ing to  the  former  law — at  the  meeting  mentioned  on  the  other 
side  Sergt  pratt  was  chosen  &  appoynted  to  take  the  Care  of 
the  meeting  hows  to  keep  the  glass  windows  in  repaire  &c  to  do 
what  elce  is  of  nesesety :  &  to  make  sutabell  steps  at  the  dores 
— &  to  be  payd  out  of  the  town  tresury.  .  furder  at  the  meet- 
ing aforesd  it  was  voated  that  the  town  meeting  to  chous  town 
offecers  for  the  futuer  shall  be  on  the  second  munday  of  decembr 


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anually  &  the  select  men  are  to  setup  a  notefication  thereof  ten 
days  before  yt  time  on  the  end  of  the  scool  house — at  the  meet- 
ing aforesaid  sergt  ebenr  Dible  Sargt  Nathaniel!  foot  &  John 
biglow  ware  chosen  to  Inspect  into  the  -encrochments  made  by 
persons  :  by  fencing  &  takeing  into  their  Improuement  the  town 
high-ways :  &  also  takeing  into  thayr  Improuement  further  & 
more  then  was  layd  out  to  them  :  in  their  other  Deuisions  of 
land :  &  said  Comittie  shall  giue  such  persons  Reasonable  notice 
to  thro  up  or  Reinoue  thayr  fence — that  so  the  town  in  generall 
may  be  benefited  there  by — &  if  any  person  or  persons  shall 
neglect  to  lay  to  the  Comons  :  such  land :  so  Incroached :  eigh- 
ther  in  the  town  street  or  in  :  deuisions  of  land  thay  are  hearby 
Impowered  to  prosecute  :  any  such  person  in  the  law  for  thayr 
BO  doing. 

March  ye  20th:  1721  :  was  a  Legall  town  meting  held  in 
Colchester — the  town  voated  to  Raise  a  Rate  of  one  penne  on 
the  pound,  acording  to  the  present  List :  to  be  disposed  of  to 
pay  the  nesesary  charges  arising  this  present  year :  (viz :  the 
school  and  to  the  finishing  the  galleries  &  other  charges — at  the 
same  meeting  the  town  voated  that  the  Comitie  Aboue  mentioned 
shall  haue  further  power :  then  what  is  aboue  mentioned  [ Viz] 
thair  power  shall  extend  to  the  town  Comons  stated  By  the 
proprioters  at  thair  meeting  Sept  ye  30th  1715:  acording  to  the 
bounds  then  prescribed  &  to  extend  no  further — further  the 
town  Chose  sergt  kellogg  sergt  pratt  &  Daniell  Clark  a  Comi- 
tie to  Carie  on  the  finishing  of  the  galleries  of  the  meeting 
hows. 

Decembr  ye  llth :  1721  at  a  Legall  town  meeting  held  in 
Colchester  for  the  Choice  of  town  officers — Micaiell  Taintor 
was  chosen  town  Clerk — Select  men  Capt  Newton  ensign  wells 
&  Left  wyat — Constables  Noah  Weels  &  ensign  foot  Grand- 
jurie  men  Samull  Lomis  Junr  &  William  Roberds  Junr — Sur- 
ueyers  of  higwaise  Nathaniell  Cohoon  Robert  Ransom  thoina? 
Day  Junr  William  harris  John  Jonson  Clement  kithophell  AT- 


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ther  Scofell  Benjamin  Lewis  &  Left  holms — fence  vewers  sergt 
Ephream  foot  &  samuell  brown — Listers  James  treclway  & 
Joseph  pratt  Junr  Colecterors  Samll  kellogg  &  Daniell  Jones 
•  — at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  town  voated  &  granted  to  the 
Reuerent  Mr  Bulkley  for  his  sallery  for  the  year  now  almost 
past :  the  sum  of  eighty  pownds  In  prouision  pay  as  it  paseth 
Currant  (as  money)  from  man  to  man:  or  In  bills  of  publick 
Credett :  further  it  was  voted  that  the  present  select  men  with 
Decon  Lomis  and  ensign  Nathaniell  foot  be  a  Comittie  to  order 
the  afairs  of  the  Scoole  for  the  year  Insueing :  further  granted 
a  rate  of  thre  half  penc  on  the  pound  on  the  ratable  estate  in 
our  present  list  to  defray  the  town  charges. 

Decembr  the  10th  :  1722  was  a  town  meeting  held  in  Col- 
chester: whearin  Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen  town  Clerk — 
Townsmen,  Capt  Newton  Capt  Wright  Lef  Wyat — Constables 
Ensign  foot  &  Noah  Wells  Ensigne  Nathaniell  foot  Chosen  to 
gather  the  Contry  Rate  and  make  up  the  acounbts  with  the 
tresurer  acording  to  Law — Grand  Jurymen  sergt  prat  &  Ben- 
jemin  Lewis — Colecterors  John  Jonson  &  Samll  Lomis  Junr — 
waywardens  John  Jonson  thomas  day  Junr  Jonathen  kellogg 
left  John  holms  Left  James  harris  Daniell  Jones  Benjamin 
Lewis  Nathanill  Cohoon  Noah  Wells  Samll  knight  James 
kinion  &  Daniell  Clark  all  sworn  but  Cohoon — Listers  James 
tredway  Joseph  pratt  Junr — pownd  keeper  Sergt  prat  fence 
vewers  Ephream  foot  &  Samuill  Brown — further  at  the  meet- 
ing aforesaid  mentioned  on  the  opposite  side  the  town  voated  Mr 
Bulkleys  sallery  for  the  year  now  Allmost  past  the  sum  of  one 
hundred  pounds  in  bills  of  Credett  or  in  prouision  pay  at  the 
price  that  the  Contry  hath  stated — further  voated  to  giue  Na- 
thanll  kellogg  Junr  twelve  shillings  for  the  year  Insuing  to 
beat  the  Drum  on  Sabath  Days  for  meetings — he  finding  him- 
self a  Drum — further  at  the  same  meeting  the  town  voated: 
to  grant  a  Rate  of  one  penne  half  penne  on  the  pownd  to  de- 
fray the  town  Charges — titheing  men  Sergt  Dible  Richard 


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Church — School  Comittie  Chosen  ware  the  present  Select  men 
&  ensign  Wells  &  Micaiell  Tantor — further  voated  that  wheras 
we  formerly  voated  to  give  twenty  shillings  for  a  woolf  we 
now  Continue  yt  act  for  all  that  are  killed  in  this  town  bounds 
by  our  own  Inhabetents — In  addistion  to  the  voat  abouesd  it  is 
now  voated  that  if  killed  by  our  Inhabetents  thay  shall  be 
paid  for  notwithstanding  thair  being  killed  without  the  town 
bounds — this  adistion  made  at  the  meeting:  Decembr  9th  1723 

March  ye  12th :  1722-3  :  Was  a  town  meeting  held  in  Col- 
chester— it  was  voated  to  seat  the  meeting  hows — Also  voated  & 
agreet  yt  a  Comittie  of  thre  men  Shold  Do  yt  seruice  &  the 
Commitie  Chosen  were  Ensign  foot  Left  Skiner  &  Ensign 
Wells — &  further  voated  that  the  fore  or  front  galery  &  the 
west  pues  to  be  equall  with  the  second  seat  in  the  body  of  the 
hows — further  the  upermost  seat  in  the  side  galery  to  be  equall 
with  the  third  seat  in  the  body  of  the  hows — &  the  other  seat 
in  side  galery  to  be  equall  with  the  fowrth  seat — the  two  pues  : 
next  or  behind  the  Dore  on  the  east  side :  to  be  the  second  in 
dignety — &  the  two  next  pues  Joyning  to  the  aforesaid  pues  to 
be  equall  with  the  second  seat  in  the  body  of  the  hows — further 
voated  that  the  Rules  in  seating  shall  be  acording  to  the  same 
Ruels  as  the  former  seaters  had = to  gether  with  a  refferenc 
to  the  thre  last  rates — further  voated  that  yong  men  of  the 
age  of  twenty  one  years  &  maids  at  eighteen  years  of  age  to 
be  seated — further  voated  that  the  Comitie  for  buelding  of  the 
galleries  ;  shall  haue  power  to  Call  in  thre  Workmen  to  Judg 
the  work  that  mr  Worthing  hath  don  in  buelding  the  galleries : 
in  Conjuntion  with  mr  Worthington — further  the  town  voted 
&  Chose  Ensign  foot  a  Comitie  to  Joyn  with  mr  Bulkley  & 
Left  harris  to  settell  the  line  or  to  attend  the  Comitie  which 
the  Generall  Court  appoynted  to  setell  the  line  betwixt  nor- 
wich  &  Colchester 

at  a  Legall  Town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Decembr — 
1723— Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen  town  Clerk  for  the  year 

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ensuing — Select  men  Capt.  Wright  Left  skiner  &  Left  holmes 
— Constables  Ensigne  foot  &  sergt  Isaac  Jones — Colecterors 
John  hitchcock  &  Isaac  Biglow — Listers  Isreall  Newton  & 
Daniell  Clark  Grand  Jurymen  ebenezer  kellogg  &  Richard 
Church — Tithingmen  Sergt  kellogg  William  Williams  & 
thomas  Day  Senr — Way  Wardins  James  tredway  James 
•welch  Isack  fox  Jacob  Lomis  Jonathan  kellogg  Nathaniell 
Cohoon  John  Rowlee  Thomas  Day  senr  Samull  fuller  Jabesh 
Grippen  Noah  Wells  Joseph  pepoon  Jonathan  Northam  sergt 
Ephream  foot — fenc  vewers  John  Jon  son  &  wm  Roberds — 
Voated  to  grant  mr  bulkley  for  his  sallery  one  hundred  pounds 
*  *  *  At  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  town  voated  &  granted 
a  rate  of  one  penne  on  the  pound  to  Defray  ye  Nesesary 
Charges  of  ye  town — further  ensign  foot  &  James  Tredway 
were  Chosen  to  Audet  the  former  acoumlts  with  the  select- 
men :  so  that  thare  may  be  an  acoumlt  layd  before  the  town : 
yt  is  to  say — the  acoumlts  of  ye  last  thre  years — further 
granted  to  Decon  Lomis  seauen  shillings  pr  week  for  the  keep- 
ing mr  Alison  :  for  ye  time  past  to  be  paid  out  of  ye  town 
Rate — further  voated  that  the  present  Selectmen  shall  be  the 
School  Comitie — further  Voated  yt  wharas  thare  is  a  Certaine 
parcell  of  Comon  Land  adjoyning  to  the  meeting  hows  which 
hath  bin  formerly  Cleared  &  staddels  left  thareon  for  ye  Con- 
ueniency  of  horses :  it  is  now  enacted  yt  notwithstanding  any 
former  act  of  ye  town  to  ye  Contrary  :  yt  all  those  staddels  or 
trees  now  Remaining  :  near  the  bueriing  yard  &  so  fifteen 
Rods  distance  rownd  from  the  meeting  howse  Be  Reserued  for 
that  end  :  &  that  any  perseuering  to  Cutt  Down  any  tree  or 
etaddell  within  fifteen  Rods  of  the  meeting  hows  shall  forfitt  & 
pay  to  ye  town  tresury  the  sum  of  fiue  pounds — further  Voated 
to  fence  &  clear  so  much  of  the  buriiug  yard  as  may  be  Con- 
uienient 

At  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Aprell  the  30th  1723 
the  town  voated  to  Chose  fowr  men  to  be  added  to  the  former 


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Comite  in  seating  the  meeting  hows  &  the  men  Chosen  ware 
Left  harris  Sergt  prat  Decon  Lomis  &  Capt  Newton  &  fur- 
ther it  was  voated  to  submit  to  that  which  thay  shall  Do  in 
that  matter  &  the  Rules  formerly  giuen  to  be  attended  ondly 
one  head  to  one  famely  to  be  considered  in  all  the  Rates  Re- 
lating to  the  seating — further  voated  &  exsepted  of  John  an- 
derson  to  be  an  Inhabitant  in  this  town — John  nox  was  also 
exsepted  an  Inhabetant 

Decembr  ye  14th=1724  was  a  town  meeting  held  in  Col- 
chester :  Micaiell  Taintor  was  Chosen  town  Clerk — Selectmen 
Capt  Wright  Left  holms  &  Left  Skiner — Constables  ensign 
Nathll  foot  &  sergt  Isaac  Jones  thay  are  to  gather  the  Gentry 
rate  equaly  to  be  Conserned  in  it  ensign  foot  to  be  returned 
to  the  treasurer  to  make  up  ye  coumlts  (accounts,  C.  M.  T.) 
Grand  Jurymen  Decon  Lomis  &  noah  Wels — tithing  men 
Benjamin  Lewis  &  Daniell  Jones — Colecterors  ware  Jacob 
Lomis  &  John  Day — Listers  James  Newton  John  wels  John 
biglow  &  Noah  Clark — fenc  vewers  ephriam  foot  &  Samuell 
brown — way  wardens  wm  Worthington  win  Williams  Samll 
kellogg  Isaac  biglow  Wm  Chamberlin  Nathll  skiner  Sergt 
thomas  Jones  &  Samll  knight  William  Roberd  &  Jonathan 
Well  (s?)  Danil  Clark — further  voated  to  giue  to  the  Reu- 
erend  Mr  bulkley  for  the  year  now  almost  past  one  hundred 
pounds  in  money  or  prouision  as  money — Schole  Comittie 
Chosen  ware  Insign  foot  Benjamin  Lewis  and  James  newton — 
further  voated  to  grant  Decon  Lomis  seauen  shillings  pr  week 
for  keeping  mr  Allison  for  ye  time  past — further  at  the  meet- 
ing aforesd  granted  to  Ebenezer  Skiner  the  liberty  of  giting 
wood  to  make  Cole  in  the  sequestred  Comons  to  maintain 
Iron  works  so  long  as  he  shall  maintain  &  keep  up  the 
Iron  works — further  it  was  voted  &  granted  a  rate  of  one 
penne  on  the  pound  to  all  ye  Rateable  estate  in  ye  town 

aprell  ye  27th :  1725  Was  a  legall  Town  meeting  held  in 
Colchester — Vpon  the  petistion  of  the  Inhabetants  of  the  south 
east  part  of  said  Colchester  Desireing  the  Consent  &  liberty 


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to  make  a  parrish ;  Joyning  with  ye  north  part  of  lyme  voated 
&  granted  to  set  of  for  the  Incoragement  of  the  petistioners  to 
make  a  parrish  for  their  more  Conuenient  attending  on  ye 
worship  of  god,  to  set  of  from  the  south  east  part  of  the  town — 
as  followeth  (viz)  the  line  to  begin  at  Sergt  thomas  Jonses 
norwest  Corner  bounds :  &  so  to  Run  to  sd  Jonses  noreast 
Corner  bounds :  &  thenc  to  run  a  Streight  line  to  Labanon 
Corner  whare  Colchester  norwich  &  labanon  meet  Including 
mr  thatchers  Improuements  Into  sd  parrish,  the  sd  parish  & 
each  Inhabetent  Included  in  yt  part  of  it  yt  is  in  Colchester 
bounds  to  Pay  thair  taxes  to  ye  town  sosiety  untill  thay  Call 
a  minester  &  pay  minesters  Rats  among  them  selues  :  but  if 
ye  sd  parrish  shall  neglect  to  Continue  a  minester  in  the  public 
seruice  of  Religion  that  then  thay  shall  pay  thair  taxes  to  the 
towns  sosiety  as  formerly — at  the  meeting  aforesd  granted  to 
Capt  Joseph  Wright  Ebenezer  Skiner  Joseph  Dewey  &  Josiah 
Gillett  Junr  ye  liberty  of  ye  stream  on  Jeremiahs  Reuer  to 
set  up  Iron  works  &  also  the  preueleg  of  flue  or  six  acers  of 
land  if  it  be  thare  to  be  for  a  pastuer  whare  a  Conuenient 
place  is,  thay  to  haue  ye  priueleg  of  it  so  long  as  thay  shall 
maintain  Ironworks  or  other  mills  thare  &  no  longer,  the  place 
lying  about  40 :  or :  fifty  Rods  Down  the  reuer  from  James 
Roberdses  souwest  Corner  of  his  home  lot — Recorded  Apprell 
ye  28th  1725 — at  the  meeting  aforesd  the  Return  of  the  fol- 
lowing high  wais — exscepted  and  voated  &  ordered  to  be  re- 
corded, which  is  as  follows  ******** 

Decembr  ye  13:  1725  was  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colches- 
ter Micaieli  taintor  was  Chosen  town  Clerk — Selectmen  Capt 
Newton  Left  Wyate  &  left  Skiner  Constables  Josiah  Gillett 
Junr  &  sargt  Isaac  Jones :  Josiah  Gillett  to  gather  ye  Contry 
rate  &  to  make  up  acoumbt  wth  ye  tresurer — Grand  Jury  men 
Daniell  Clark  :  &  Cornelus  Roberds — Surueyers  Samull  brown 
Senr  asariah  Lomis  Joseph  prat  Junr  Danill  Chamberlin  James 
kinion  Joseph  Dalee  pelatiah  bliss  Jonathan  Dunham  Daniell 


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Jones  and  Noah  Wells  &  thomas  addams  &  John  Jonson  & 
John  holms  &  Robert  Ransom — fenc  Vewers  thomas  addams 
and  Samuel  knight — Listers  John  holms  John  Day  Junr  & 
Joseph  Wright  Junr — Colectorers  Cor— 11  Samul  Ifuller  &  pela- 
tiah  bliss — Tithingmen  sergt  biglow  &  Jonathan  Northam — 
Voated  Mr  bulkley  for  his  salery  one  hundred  pounds — Choole 
Comittie  ensign  Wells  serg  Ephream  foot  Sergt  John  biglow — 
howards  Sergt  John  biglow  Sergt  ephream  foot  Isaac  biglow 
Joseph  Dalee  Robert  Ransom  John  Jonson  Jabesh  Rowllee — 
granted  to  Decon  Lomis  Seauen  Shillings  per  Weeke  for  his 
keeping  Mr  alleson  for  the  time  past— further  Voated  &  granted: 
to  andrew  Carier  and  Nathaniell  Skiner  the  liberty  of  the  stream 
of  Jeremiah's  reuer  :  about  eight  or  ten  Rods  below  the  mouth 
of  pine  swamp  brook  :  whare  it  emtieth  it  self  into  Jeremis 
Reuer,  for  the  setting  up  a  grist  mill. 

•  at  a  Legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Decembr  13th 
1725  the  town  being  Informed  yt  ye  Generall  Court  held  at 
Newhauen  in  October  last  past :  haue  granted  yt  thare  shall  be 
a  new  County  on  the  east  &  noreast  part  of  this  goverment  in 
which  County  Colchester  is  propounded  to  be  encluded  and  the 
Inhabetants  of  sd  town  Conseueing  sundry  Inconveniences  that 
may  attend  thair  being  anexted  thereunto  haue  unanemusly 
agreed  :  &  voated :  that  aplication  shall  be  made  to  the  honer- 
able  Generall  Court  in  May  next  by  our  Representatives  :  in 
behalf  of  ye  town :  that  the  said  town  of  Colchester  may  Con- 
tinue in  the  County  of  hartford  as  formerly — Wharas  thare  was 
a  town  Voat  Decembr  27th  :  1720  that  swine  should  go  at  larg 
on  the  Commons  it  is  now  at  ye  meeting  aforesaid  :  voated  yt 
ye  said  voat  shall  be  Repealed  &  is  hearby  Repealed  and  made 
void  &  yt  ye  law  of  this  Colony:  made:  at  Newhauen  :  1720 
for  Restreigning  swine  from  going  on  the  Comons  shall  take 
place  :  after  the  first  Day  of  aprell  next  ensuing — the  meeting 
aforesd  is  adjorned  untill  the  next  munday. 

The  town  met  together  acording  to  adjornment — then  a  Co~ 
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mittie  was  Chosen  :  namely  Sergt  John  Chapman  Sergt  Joseph 
prat  &  nathaniel  Cohoon  :  to  repair  the  meeting  hows  :  that  is 
to  say :  to  prouid  Clabords  &  Clabord  the  meeting  hows  anew : 
&  mend  the  top  of  the  hows  :  &  also  to  mend  the  underpining 
of  the  hows — and  sergt  John  biglow  &  sergt  Isaac  Jones  ware 
added  to  the  sd  Comitie — at  the  meeting  aforsaid  voated  to  ex- 
chang :  with  Micaiell  Taintor  a  Corner  of  his  Lot  which  he 
bought  of  Richard  Carrier  :  &  to  giue  him  so  much  at  another, 
place  as  left  Skiner :  &  sergt  prat :  &  left  Wyat  to  mesuer :  so 
much  as  is  Conuienient  for  the  high  way  to  pass  &  to  giue  Sat- 
isfaction in  land  at  another  place — acording  to  thair  discrestion  : 
further  voated  yt  thare  should  be  a  high  way  of  four  Rods  wide 
Down  on  the  north  side  of  ben  smith  lot  out  of  the  town  lot 
upon  Condistion :  that  ye  persons  liueing  nigh  the  sd  lane  will 
make  &  maintaine  ye  Cosway  ouer  the  swomp  on  thair  own 
Charg  &  also  yt  if  thare  be  not  20  acers  remaining  in  ye  toWn 
lot :  Left  Wyat  will  alow  what  it  wants  out  of  his  home  lot — 
the  persons  to  make  &  maintain  this  Cosway  are  the  subscrib- 
ers namely  left  Wyat  Ensign  foot  Ebenezer  Colman  Jonthn 
Northam — it  is  to  be  understood  that  thare  shall  be  liberty  to 
pond  the  swomp  at  any  time  notwithstanding  the  high  way  |  at 
the  meeting  aforesd  granted  to  James  Roberds  to  take  vp  ten 
acers  of  land  of  the  town  Comons  at  ye  Rear  of  his  &  his 
father  Dayles  Deuision  he  giueing  up  as  much  next  to  the  Iron 
works,  &  left  Skiner  &  John  Jonson  be  a  Comitie — it  was 
voated  to  leaue  it  with  the  Comitie. 

March  ye  18th  1726 :  was  a  Legall  town  meeting  held  in 
Colchester :  Leftent  Wyat  chosen  moderator — Leftent  Skiner 
&  ensign  foot  Chosen  a  Comittie  to  Joyn  with  a  Comittie  of  ye 
new  parish  to  Run  &  settell  the  line  betwixt  that  parish  &  the 
town  parish  which  is  to  be  don  acording  to  the  voat  &  grant  of 
ye  town  at  thair  Meeting  Aprell  27th  1725. 

March  31st:  1726:  was  a  Legall  town  meeting  held  in  Col- 
chester &  it  was  voated  to  Allow  to  the  new  sosiatie  the  one 
half  of  Mr  bulkleys  Rate  which  is  already  Made  that  is  to  say 


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the  half  of  thare  Rate  (viz)  all  that  is  to  be  paid  or  is  entered 
to  be  paid  to  mr  bulkley  for  the  year  past  of  all  &  euery  per- 
son belonging  to  the  sd  new  parrish  the  whole  being  about  fif- 
teen pounds=9s=r&  4d=&  the  other  half  to  be  paid  by  the 
Colecteror  to  Mr  bulkley — the  town  meeting  is  adjorned  untill 
the  freemens  meeting  in  aprell  next :  which  is  the  last  tuesday 
of  Aprell:  1726. 

at  the  town  meeting  acording  to  ye  Adjornment  aboue  men- 
tiont  it  was  voated  &  granted  to  Raise  a  Rate  of  one  half  penne 
on  ye  pound  of  all  the  Rateable  estat  in  the  town  acording  to 
the  present  list  of  estates — thar  was  a  town  sosiatie  meeting  at 
the  same  time  abouesd  &  it  was  voated  to  repair  the  meeting 
hows  that  is  to  say  to  mend  ye  underpininge :  &  mend  ye  roof 
&  board  ye  sets  with  boards  &  clabords  what  is  need  full  for  ye 
present :  &  sergt  ephream  foot  was  apointed  to  do  the  work  or 
Cause  it  to  be  Don  ft  when  it  is  Don  acording  to  the  true  mean- 
inge  of  ye  voat :  that  then  the  present  select  men  to  haue  power 
to  make  a  Rate  to  Defray  ye  Charg,  &  said  ephream  foot  was 
Chosen  Colecteror  to  gather  ye  sd  Rate. 

at  a  Legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  September  ye 
13th,  1726  it  was  voated  that  whereas  in  december  last  past 
thare  ware  sundry  persons  Chosen  to  pound  swine  going  at  larg 
in  ye  Comons  :  it  is  now  voated  to  releas  them  from  that  office 
and  that  thay  shall  not  be  obliged  to  pound  swine  more  then 
any  other  persons — further  voated  that  our  Depetue  shall  make 
aplycation  to  the  Generall  Court  in  October  next  for  the  settel- 
ment  of  the  Lyne  betwixt  hebron  &  Colchester  acording  to  the 
agrement  made  betwixt  the  Comitties :  of  the  sd  towns :  &  yt 
ye  town  of  hebron  be  notified  of  thair  proseading  in  ys  matter. 

Nouember  25  :  1726  was  a  town  meetin  j  held  in  Colchester 
&  by  reson  of  the  badnes  of  the  weather  the  meeting  was  ad- 
jorned untill  the  next  munday:  then  the  meeting  was  held  by 
sd  adjornment  at  the  time  aforsd  and  then  it  was  voated  to  hire 
a  Schole  master  for  the  whole  year  acording  to  Law :  &  to  Re- 
moue  ye  School  unto  seuerall  parts  of  ye  town :  to  such  places 


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as  a  Comittie  shall  se  Cause — and  each  place  whare  ye  school 
is  kept  shall  haue  it  kept  thare  so  long  as  thair  share  of  ye  Con- 
try  money  amounts  to  acording  to  the  lists  of  thair  estates :  and 
the  bounds  of  each  place  whare  ye  school  is  kept  to  be  deter- 
mined by  the  Comittie :  &  Cap  Newton  Left  Skiner  Ensign 
Wells  Sergt  kellogg  &  sergt  ephream  foot  ware  Chosen  a  Co- 
mittie to  manage  that  Afaire — further  at  ye  same  meting  grant- 
ed to  the  Reuerant  mr  bulkley  about  two  acers  of  Land  lying 
at  the  Rear  of  his  home  lot  part  of  which  is  a  pond :  to  be 
bounded  out  by  left  Skiner  surueyr  which  land  Mr  bulkley  is 
to  haue  for  the  clearing  thereof  for  the  term  of  twenty  years 
next  ensueing  &  no  longer,  then  to  be  thrown  vp  to  the 
Comons. 

Decembr  ye  llth  (1726?)  was  a  town  meeting  held  in  Col- 
chester— Micaiell  Taintor  was  Chosen  town  Clerk — Select  men 
Capt  Newton  Left  Skiner  William  Rob*d  &  Lef  holms  & 
Daniell  Clark — Constabels  Josiah  Gillet  Junr  &  Isaac  Jones — 
Grand  Juremen  ensign  foot  &  Daniell  Jones  —  Colecterors 
sergnt  Lewes  &  Joseph  Chapman — Lesters  Joseph  Chamberlin 
Junr  thomas  Day  Junr  &  James  harris  Junr :  Surueyrs  Sam- 
uell  Lomis  Junr  James  Kinion  Nathan  Williams  Samuell  knight 
John  Roberds  Jeames  Roberds  Ebenezer  Colman  Joseph  prat 
Junr  George  holmes  pelatiah  bliss  sergt  thomas  Jones  Ebene- 
zer kellogg  John  Rowlee  Daniell  Chapman  Jonathan  kellogg 
Jonathan  Dunham — fenc  Vewers  Noah  pumery  &  Joseph  kel- 
logg— pownd  keeper  sergt  prat — howards  Samuel  Knight  Sam- 
uel fuller  William  haris  Enathan  Rowlee  James  Kinion  Samuel 
kellogg  benjamin  quiterfield  Jonathan  Dunham  Joseph  Dalee — 
at  the  meating  aforsd  granted  to  decon  lomis  7  shillings  per 
week  for  keeping  mr  alleson :  to  be  paid  out  of  ye  present  town 
Rate — granted  mr  bulkley  for  his  salery  for  the  year  now  al- 
most past  one  hundred  pounds  in  bills  of  publick  Credet. 

at  A  legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester :  Aprell  ye  25  : 
1727 — it  was  voated  and  Considered  that  ye  Confining  of  swine 
acording  to  the  strictnes  of  ye  law  is  fownd  to  be  Very  Dam- 


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agefull  on  sundry  acounts  therefore  it  is  now  agreed  &  Voated 
that  all  swine  shall  haue  liberty  within  this  town  belonging  to 
the  Inhabetants  tharof  to  Run  at  Larg  acordin  to  ye  Law  Inti- 
tled  an  act  Conserning  sheep  &  Swine  in  page  109  :  and  fur- 
ther voated  that  ye  present  howards  are  Released  from  thayr 
office  of  Impounding  swine — further  voated  that  shepe  shall  go 
at  larg  without  a  keeper  this  present  yeare — further  voated  that 
whereas  thro  a  Mistake  the  highway  that  was  suposed  to  be 
Left  for  Micaiell  Taintor  Junr  to  go  to  his  meadow  is  shut  vp 
by  the  runing  of  John  Days  line  that  so  he  hath  not  any  high  way 
to  his  meadow  &  also  som  of  his  land  taken  off  by  sd  line :  now 
he  prays  that  the  town  would  grant  liberty  to  thomas  Carier 
that  on  Condistion  sd  Carier  would  throw  vp  land  for  a  high 
way  thare  he  may  take  vp  what  is  taken  off  from  his  land  for 
sd  high  way,  in  som  other  place  (which  is  now  granted  &  also 
granted  to  sd  Taintor  liberty  to  take  vp  what  is  taken  of  from 
his  land  in  som  other  Conuenient  place — further  voated  that  our 
deputis  Do  prosecut  our  ptistion  at  the  generall  Court  in  may 
next  Relating  to  the  bounds  betwixt  hebron  &  Colchester. 

at  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  October  ye  6  1727  it 
was  voated  to  Impower  our  deputis  to  prosecute  our  petistion 
at  ye  Generall  asembly  in  October  Instant  Relating  to  the  setel- 
ment  of  ye  bounds  betwixt  hebron  &  Colchester. 

Nouember  ye  16th  :  1727  :  was  a  town  meeting  held  in  Col- 
chester :  it  was  then  voated  to  Justefie  ye  Select  men  in  what 
thay  haue  Don  in  ye  Controuersie  with  mr  James  tredway :  & 
further  to  take  the  Controuersie  into  thare  own  hands : — 

December  ye  llth  :  1727 — was  a  town  meeting  held  in  Col- 
chester :  wharein  Micaiell  Taintor  was  Chosen  town  Clerk  : 
Select  men  Left  Wyat  noah  Wells  benjamin  Lewes — Constable 
Josiah  Gillett — Grand  Jury  men  William  Dickson  Joseph  pe- 
poon  &  thomas  addams  &  John  Jonson — Colecters  of  rates 
phillip  Caverly  Joseph  foot — Listers  Benjamin  Graues  Ebene- 
zer  Northam  George  holms  &  Nathel  kelloogg  Junr  fenc 
uewers  Sergt  Ephream  foot  &  Samuell  brown  senr — Surueyrs 


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noah  Clark  thomas  day  Junr  Daniell  worthington  Nathll  Skinor 
William  Shamberlin  Benjamin  fuller  Jabez  Rowlee  James  haris 
Junr  Daniell  p(a)lmeter  arter  Scofell  Samuell  brown  senr — 
way  wardens  Isaac  fox  Daniell  Chapman  Jonathan  kilburn  John 
hitchcock — tithing  men  John  hitchcock  &  Samll  knight — grant- 
ed a  Rate  of  a  half-penne  on  ye  pound. 

at  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  December  ye  9th  1728. 
Micaiell  Taintor  was  Chosen  town  Clerk  for  ye  yeare  ensueing 
— Select  men  Isreall  Newton  sergt  lewes  &  ensign  foot — Con- 
stabls  Josiah  Gillet  Junr  &  Isaac  Jones — Grand  Jurymen 
thomas  Addams  Jacob  Lomis  &  philep  Cauerle — Listers  Noah 
Wells  Samuell  fuller  &  Ebenezer  Dible  &  sergt  thomas  Jones 
— Way  wardens  Sergt  pratt  william  williams  Josiah  Gates  Jo- 
seph brown  ebenezer  Colman  William  brown  John  Chapman 
Jonathan  kellogg  Benjamin  quierfield  (Cithophell  or  Quithi- 
field,  C.  M.  T.)  William  Chamberlin  Joseph  Chamberlin  wm 
Chapman  Junr  James  kinyon  Caleb  Lomis — fenc  vewers  John 
Jonson  &  Noah  Clark — at  the  meeting  aforsd  it  was  vooted  yt 
thare  should  be  a  high  way  Laid  out  from  the  north  Meadow 
up  to  ye  Corner  tree  to  ye  line  yt  mr  kemberly  Run. 

December  ye  14th  1730  was  a  town  meeting  in  Colchester — 
Micaiell  Taintor  was  Chosen  town  Clerk — ensign  foot  modera- 
tor— Select  men  ensign  foot  sir  John  bulkley  &  ebenezer  kel- 
log — Gran  Jury  men  Mr  otis  &  Joseph  prat  Junr  Constabls 
Joseph  chamberlin  &  Isaac  Jones — Listers  (names  in  a  different 
hand,  c.  M.  T.)  Benjm  Chamberlin  Benjam  Quitefield  James 
Treadway  Joshua  Duglis  Caleb  Loomis)  Surueyrs  Daniell  Jones 
palatiah  bles  Joseph  foot  James  Croker  Noah  Colman  Stephen 
brainard  Nathaniell  Skiner  Junr  Georg  holms  Arther  scophell 
&  Sergt  Dible  Daniell  Chapman — fenc  vewers  John  Northam 
&  thomas  Day — at  the  meeting  aforsd  granted  a  rate  of  one 
half-penne  on  ye  pound — Colecters  chosen  wear  Robert  Ran- 
som &  John  Clark. 

At  a  town  meetinge  held  in  Colchester  Janewary  21 :  1702 
it  was  granted  to  giue  to  ye  Reuerd  Mr  John  Bulkley  forty 


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pownds  as  mony  for  his  incoragement  in  ye  worke  of  ye  Min- 
estry  this  yeare  &  to  pay  him  10  £  at  ye  end  of  every  quarter 
— further  at  ye  meetinge  aforesd  was  granted  to  Ebenezer  Dib- 
ell  so  much  vpland  joyning  unto  ye  swamp  formerly  Granted 
to  him  in  Lew  of  meadow  to  make  up  his  full  proportion  of 
meadow — At  ye  same  meetinge  MicaiellTaintor  senr  was  chosen 
towne  clei'k — further  it  was  Granted  to  thomas  skiner  and  his 
son  Ben:  Skiner  Samll  fuller  Micaiell  Taintor  senr  &  Micaiell 
Taintor  Juner  the  littell  Round  meadow  lying  west  from  ye 
town  with  ye  swomps :  ye  swomps  to  be  acounted  two  acers  for 
one  of  meadow :  so  much  as  to  make  up  their  Is;  Deuision  of 
meadow  exsepting  if  ye  towne  see  cause  to  take  a  pece  for  Clay 
they  are  to  lay  it  out  within  one  yeare  &  to  make  recompence 
elcwhare — further  granted  to  Samuell  Gilbert  Samuell  Northam 
Jonathan  Northam, 'James  Brown  James  mun  Jonathan  kilburn 
John  adams  Junr  &  John  bacor  the  long  meadow :  to  haue  their 
proportion  of  meadow  in  equall  proportion  with  others — further 
Granted  to  William  Roberts  senr  His  proportion  of  meadow  by 
John  Days  meadow  at  ye  wigwam  swomp — further  granted  to 
Samuell  Lomis  Charles  Williams  Joseph  prat  Thomas  Day 
Ebenezer  Coleman  Daniel  Clark  &  Andrew  Carier  the  meadow 
called  nonesuch  &  one  acer  of  swomp  to  ye  hundred  pownd  lot- 
ment  in  consideration  of  ye  remotenes  of  it — further  it  was 
granted  to  John  bacor  a  home  lott  on  the  south  side  of  Clem- 
ence  Cithophells  home  lott — further  granted  to  Samuell  fuller 
his  first  Devision  of  upland  at  ye  mouth  of  ye  brook  That 
Cometh  out  of  ye  littell  rownd  meadow  &  to  run  by  the  great 
Brook  yt  Cometh  out  of  Stebbinses  meadow — at  ye  meeting 
aforesd  granted  to  John  Adams  Junr  his  1st  Deuision  of  vpland 
next  to  Joseph  pumerys  Deuision  southward  Next  Southward 
to  Samuell  Gilbert  Next  Southward  to  Jonathan  Kilburn  Next 
Southward  to  John  Brown. 

at  a  Legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Decemb:  25th 
1710  Micaiell  Taintor  chosen  town  Clerk  for  ye  year  insuing — • 
Select  men  chosen  ware  left-t  Weles  Decon  Lomis  &  Micaiell 


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Taintor — Constabels  Chosen  ware  Nathaniell  foot  &  Micaiell 
Taintor  Junr — to  gather  Contry  rate  Micaiell  taintor  ondly  con- 
serned — listers  ware  chosen  :  ebenezer  Dibell  Josiah  strong :  & 
Noah  weles  Junr — Way  wardens  Nathll  kellog:  charles  wil- 
liams, — &  mr  John  huberd  chosen  way  warden  southward  from 
ye  deepe  reuer  &  so  to  call  out  the  inhabetentc  liueing  on  that 
Bide  the  said  reuer  to  work  as  ocation  shall  be — at  the  meeting 
aforesaid  the  towne  granted  a  rate  of  thre  pence  on  the  povvnd 
in  Currant  pay  as  mony  &  Joseph  chamberlin  &  ebenezer  Col- 
man  Colecterers  to  gather  sd  rate  &  make  up  acounts  with  the 
townsmen  with  the  twelue  penne  rate  formerly  granted  that 
thay  ware  also  Colecterors  for — Daniell  Clark  Junr  &  ephream 
foot  chosen  Colecterors  to  gather  the  minesters  Rate:  fenc 
vewers  ware  chosen :  namely  Noah  Colman  Samuell  pellett — 
at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  towne  granted  the  Reuerent  mr 
bulkleys  Rate  for  this  yeare  insueing  to  be  fiuety  pownds  to  be 
payd  in  wheat  at  fowr  shillings  per  busshell  indian  corn  at  two 
shillings  per  bushell  or  mony — further  granted  to  him  all  the 
mony  that  Major  leueston  oweth  to  the  town — further  the  town 
voated  to  impower  the  townsmen  to  hire  a  person  or  persons  to 
prouide  &  bring  Mr  bulkley  his  wood  for  this  year  insuing  at 
fowr  shillings  a  cord  to  be  payd  out  of  the  town  rate — at  the 
same  meeting  Joseph  Chamberlin  was  chosen  ordynary  keeper : 
further  voated  to  hire  mr  pennok  or  any  other  person  to  keepe 
school  &  the  townsmen  to  agre  with  him  or  any  other — at  the 
meeting  abouesd  was  granted  to  John  hubbord  thre  hundred 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  great  pond  southerly  from 
peter  masons  howse — further  granted  to  J-  bebee  to  remoue  the 
bounds  of  his  farm  further  northward  so  as  to  bring  the  whole 
or  part  into  Colchester  bounds — further  voated  that  if  the  Co- 
mitty  mr  woodbridge  &  the  rest  com  to  Colchester  to  isue  our 
diference  about  our  land  before  the  next  town  meeting  it  shall 
be  acounted  legall  for  so  many  of  the  inhabetentc  of  Colches- 
ter as  shall  apear  to  treat  with  them  to  haue  power  to  agre 


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with  them  or  to  do  &  act  what  they  Judg  needfull  in  that 
matter. 

June  27  :  1705 — Colchester — whearas  I  haue  right  by  pur- 
chass  to  fowr  hundred  Acers  of  meadow  &  upland  adjoyning  to 
ye  land  called  Slebinses  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  town  platt 
of  Colchester  begineng  at  ye  brow  of  the  hill  called  Chepian- 
tup  hill  one  mile  in  length  north  &  south  a  line  parellell  with 
Stibins  his  land  &  is  all  that  land  &  meadow  in  bredth  east  & 
west  between  the  land  formerly  John  posts  of  norwich  &  now 
leftenent  John  huffs  of  newlondon  I  protest  against  any  record 
made  of  any  part  thereof  &  by  these  enter  Cauett :  John  pren- 
tice. , 

Jenewary  ye  10th:  1714—15:  John  prents  abouesaid  re- 
newed his  Cauett  abouesaid : 

Colchester  June  27:  1705  whearas  I  haue  a  deed  of  gift 
from  John  post  of  Norwich  for  one  hundred  &  thirty  acers  of 
upland  &  meadow  in  partnership  with  one  hundred  &  thirty 
acers  yet  in  the  hands  of  John  post  which  Land  &  meadow 
lyeth  on  the  deepe  brooke  easterly  from  Colchester  town  & 
begins  at  an  old  Beuer  dam  called  wecachoweg  &  runeth  west- 
erly 3  hundred  &  eighty  rods  to  land  &  meadow  claimed  by 
Captin  John  prentice:  &  in  bredth  one  hundred  rods  I  protest 
against  any  record  made  of  any  part  therof  &  by  these  enter 
Cauete :  John  hough. 

At  a  legall  Town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  December  ye 
13th  :  1709 — Micaiell  Taintor  chosen  town  clerk — townsmen 
chosen  ware  Samuell  Northam  Decon  Lomis  &  Micaiell  Tain- 
tor — Constabels  thosen  ware  Joseph  Dewey  &  Micaiell  Tain- 
tor  Junr — Way  wardens  chosen  &  sworn  ware  Left  Weles  & 
ebenezer  Coleman  &  thomas  Day — fence  vewers  Joseph  prat  & 
Nathaniel  foot — Colecterors  Joseph  Chamberlin  &  ebenezer 
Coleman — Listers  Sergt  noah  Coleman  Sargt  John  skiner  & 
Corpll  Nathaniell  kellogg — howards  Medad  pumery  &  Jona- 
than Gillett — at  the  meeting  afore  sd  it  was  agreed  on  &  voated 
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that  for  the  feature  mr  bulkleys  salery  shall  be  raised  yearly  in 
Jenewary  and  the  year  to  begin  on  the  first  of  Jenewary  next 
from  this  Date  &  for  this  present  year  to  pay  him  from  the  first 
of  march  last  past  unto  the  first  of  Jenewary  next :  deducting 
what  time  he  hath  bin  absent  on  the  Country  seruice — further 
it  was  voated  to  Grant  mr  bulkleys  salery  this  present  year  to 
be  after  the  rate  of  fiuety  pownds  as  mony — further  at  the 
Bame  meeting  the  town  voated  to  hire  the  present  schoolmaster 
namely  James  pennock  to  keep  school  with  what  he  hath  already 
kept  the  term  of  half  a  year  &  to  pay  him  fiueteen  pownd  in 
that  way  &  maner  as  the  law  directs — at  the  meeting  aforesd 
granted  to  decon  Skiner  to  exchang  about  one  acer  of  Land  of 
his  second  deuision  for  Conuenienc  of  beuldings — at  the  same 
meeting  granted  to  Charles  williams  liberty  to  bring  up  his  sec- 
-ond  deuision  land  to  Joyne  on  moudus  Rhoad  &  to  leaue  out  as 
many  acers  as  he  takes  at  the  rear  of  sd  deuision — at  the  meet- 
ing aforesaid  the  town  voated  to  exschang  with  Joseph  wright 
so  many  rods  of  land  at  the  Corner  of  the  home  lot  which  was 
formerly  James  taylors  we  say  as  much  as  the  present  towns- 
men Judg  Conuenient  &  to  lay  him  out  dubell  to  what  they 
take  of  from  sd  Corner  out  of  the  Comons  on  the  side  of  sd  lot 
— further  at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  town  sold  the  old  meet- 
ing hows  to  ebenezer  Coleman  for  eight  pownds  to  be  payd  in 
nailes  at  mony  price  ondly  Reserueing  the  boards  of  the  floor  & 
all  other  loose  bords  &  the  pulpitt. 

At  A  Legall  Town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  September  6th 
1703.:  The  Town  being  informed  that  Major  palmes  Hath  or 
was  about  to  sell  A  parsell  of  land  within  ye  township  of  Cole- 
chester  under  a  pretence  of  an  Indian  grant — Namely  Capt 
Sannap  ye  town  Considering  that  trobell  may  Arise  in  that 
matter  do  hearby  impower  Joseph  puru cry  &  ebenezer  Coleman 
to  eject  the  said  Major  palmes  or  any  other  person  that  shah1 
.make  enteranc  or  improue  any  land  in  the  bounds  of  Colches- 
ter without  ye  aprobation  of  the  town  &  for  their  incoragrnent 
ithe  town  do  grant  to  them  ye  said  Joseph  pumery  &  ebenezer 


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Coleman  eaeh  of  them  one  hundred  akers  of  land  at  A  place 
on  which  they  haue  Aready  Made  enteranc  by  fencing  about 
seauen  Miles  from  our  town  plat  at  or  near  paugunk  prouided 
thay  stand  to  defend  ye  land  that  Major  palmes  or  any  other 
person  or  persons  shall  Make  enteranc  upon  in  right  of  Capt 
Sanap :  it  is  to  be  understood  that  thay  shall  defend  it  at  thair 
own  Charg  &  to  ye  outermost  exstent  of  law : — 

at  a  legall  town  meting  held  at  Colchester  July  26 :  1703 
it  was  voated  to  enter  on  record  one  home  lott  which  was  for- 
merly granted  to  John  Stebbins  but  not  then  entered — it  is  ye 
lott  lying  North  from  John  adamses  sener  his  home  lot. 

Lebanon  June  ye  17th  1703  then  receaved  of  Joseph  pomry 
of  Colchester  fiue  pownds  &  Ten  Shilings  in  Corrent  mony  on 
ye  acoult  (account,  c.  M.  T.)  of  ye  Commitie  of  Colchester  to 
pay  for  Beuldinge  mr  bucklys  chimies  (chimneys,  c.  M.  T.)  I 
say  recvd  by  me  John  Woodward. 

att  ye  meting  aforesd  it  was  granted  yt  James  Taylor  should 
haue  an  addistion  of  one  hundred  pownds  right  he  payinge  ye 
charge :  &  it  is  to  be  understood  yt  it  is  in  right  of  his  father 
in  law  Daniel  stebins  &  to  take  it  without  meadow  and  ye 
abouesd  Daniel  stebins  agreeth  not  to  haue  any  further  deuis- 
ions  of  lands  in  Colchester  untill  euery  hundred  pownds  lotment 
hath  had  one  hundred  &  fifty  acers. 

att  a  legall  Town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  September  ye 
6th  1703  it  was  granted  to  william  roberts  a  home  lott  &  other 
acomadations  :  exsepting  meadow  he  paying  charges  as  others 
of  ye  town  haue  done — at  ye  meetinge  aforesaid  it  was  granted 
to  ebenezer  Colman  an  adistion  to  his  deuision  land  3  acers  for 
one  yt  he  wants  in  his  home  lot —  *  *  *  *  "  (Next  follows  an 
entry  in  an  unknown  hand,  by  some  one  who  was  chosen  Clerk 
pro  tern.,  viz. :) 

"att  a  Legall  towen  meeting  held  in  coltchester  November  the 
29=1703  then  it  was  voted  and  granted  vnto  Iserall  wiatt  an 
alotment  and  vnto  Samvell  allis  an  alotmen  with  the  Liberty 


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of  tow  Strems  to  Bvlde  (build,  c.  M.  T.)  a  grist  mill  and  a  Saw 
mill  provided  thay  Bvlde  the  mills  forthwith  and  mayntayn 
them  from  tim  to  time  for  the  towens  yovs  (use,  c.  M.  T.)  and 
allso  thar  is  granted  vnto  them  60  acers  of  Land  to  Ly  to  the 
grest  mill  Bvt  when  thay  lett  the  milles  fall  the  strems  shall 
Retvrn  to  the  towen  agayn — thay  are  allso  obliged  to  sell  thar 
Bordes  a  22  shilings  pvr  thovsand  from  tim  to  time  and  at  all 
times  for  ever."  (Here  ends  the  entry  by  the  Clerk  pro  tern.) 

At  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  december  29  :  1703 — 
Thomas  Skiner  was  chosen  Constabell  for  ye  year  insuinge  & 
Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen  town  Clerk  for  ye  yeare  insuinge 
— Thomas  Day  Joseph  wright  &  Micaiell  Taintor  Chosen 
townsmen  for  ye  year  insuing — Joseph  pratt  was  chosen  way- 
warden — Joseph  wright  was  Chosen  brander  for  ye  town — John 
chapman  &  John  hopson  Chosen  fenc  vewers — at  ye  meeting 
aforesd  granted  to  Samull  Lomis  his  1st  Deuision  of  meadow 
lyinge  on  ye  east  side  of  Stebinses  meadow  against  ye  front  of 
Nathanll  foots  lott  exsepting  a  high  way :  Nextly  granted  to 
thomas  Day  ye  meadow  formerly  Granted  to  Samill  belding  in 
Stebinses  meadow — Nextly  granted  to  Joseph  prat  yt  meadow 
yt  ebenezer  Dibell  mowed  this  yeare  lying  north  of  lebanon  road 
on  ye  great  brook :  &  thare  to  haue  his  1st  Deuision — Nextly 
granted  to  Daniell  Clark  twelve  acers  of  upland  lyinge  Joyn- 
inge  northward  to  his  It  Deuision  which  is  in  ye  lew  of  his  It 
deuision  of  meadow. 

At  ye  meetinge  aforesd  viz.  December  29  :  1703  Granted  to 
william  roberts  his  It  Deuision  of  upland  on  the  north  side  of 
Samull  Northams  Deuision — Nextly  granted  unto  thomas  sel- 
din  &  Jonathan  ingram  each  of  them  one  hundred  pownd  lot- 
ment  exseptinge  meadow  &  thay  are  to  pay  each  of  them  flue 
pownds  in  mony  &  to  Com  &  settell  heare  spedyly :  further  it 
was  voated  &  Declared  yt  ye  lott  Granted  to  thomas  Day  of 
hartford  to  be  forfit  to  the  towne — &  also  ye  lott  Granted  to 
Samull  beldin  to  be  forfitt — further  Granted  to  John  Kilbvrn 


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one  hundred  pd  lotmt  he  payinge  fiue  pownds  &  settell  spedily 
on  it. 

At  a  legall  Towne  meeting  in  Colchester  febr  17th  1703-4 
it  was  granted  that  ye  reurend  Mr  John  bulkly  his  sallery  shall 
be  for  ye  year  insuing  forty  pownds  as  mony — further  it  was 
voated  yt  Joseph  pratt  &  John  Skener  shold  lay  out  ye  town 
highwaise — further  granted  to  John  waters  his  2d  Deuision  *  * 
further  granted  to  John  addams  his  2d  Deuision  *  *  *  *  fur- 
ther granted  unto  moses  rowley  his  deuision  of  upland  on  ye 
south  side  of  the  way  which  leads  to  modus  &  on  ye  east  side 
of  Charles  williams  his  deuision — further  granted  to  noah  Cole- 
man  a  lott  &  acomadations  amongst  us  to  a  two  hundred  pd 
right  exsepting  meadow  prouided  he  pay  ten  pownds  in  mony 
&  Com  &  settell  here  within  thre  months  henc — further  at  ye 
meeting  aforesd  granted  unto  Samuell  pelit  a  homelot  &  a  hund- 
red pownds  right  he  payinge  fiue  pownds  &  settell  amongst  us — 
at  ye  meetinge  aforesd  granted  unto  micaiell  Taintor  Sener  yt 
parsell  of  land  which  lyeth  between  his  2d  Deuision  &  ye  great 
brook  &  to  go  down  ye  brook  to  ye  place  where  ye  Cart  way 
now  is  &  to  run  upon  the  ledg  of  rocks  westward  he  alowing  so- 
much  as  there  is  in  his  next  deuision — further  granted  unto> 
Nathanell  Kelogg  what  he  wants  of  his  2d  Deuision  on  ye  south' 
side  of  lebanon  road — farther  it  was  voated  yt  all  inclosures  of 
homelots  or  elcewhare  shall  be  fenced  so  as  to  be  Judged  sufis- 
ient  by  ye  fenc  vewers  &  no  swine  powndabell  untill  ye  fenc 
be  so  ajudged : 

At  a  town  meetinge  held  in  Colchester  March  16th  1703-4 
was  granted  to  Samuell  pellet  his  1  deuision  next  to  his  home 
lot  on  ye  west  side  of  lime  road  about  2  miles  from  ye  towne — 
at  ye  meetinge  aforesd  receaued  from  Samull  waler  under  his 
hand :  yt  he  doth  grant  to  ebenezer  Killogg  all  his  right  of  land 
in  Colchester :  &  ye  towne  uoated  to  exsept  of  ebenezer  kellogg 
an  inhabetent  in  ye  Towne  &  grant  him  a  home  lott  upon  ye 
right  aforesd — further  granted  to  natheniell  kelogg  &  Samult 
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pellit  liberty  to  set  up  a  saw  mill  on  ye  brook  Caled  ye  gouern- 
ers  Brook  &  thay  to  haue  ye  streame  so  long  as  thay  raaintaine 
a  sawmill  thare :  &  to  haue  it  goinge  at  or  before  ye  last  of  Sep- 
tember next — further  voated  yt  all  such  persons  as  haue  lots 
heare  in  Colchester  shall  Com  &  Dwell  with  us  in  a  Constant 
Way :  &  in  Defalt  thareof  to  forfitt  thair  right  in  ye  Towne. 

At  a  town  meeting  held  at  Colchester  aprell  24:  1704 — it 
was  granted  to  mr  John  bulkley  a  swamp  which  Joyns  to  his 
home  lot  on  ye  north  side  be  it  one  acer  more  or  les — at  a  meet- 
ing aforesd  granted  to  ebenezer  kalog  twenty  acers  for  his  home 
lot  &  30  acers  for  his  next  deuision  *  *  *  *  in  right  of  Sam- 
uell  walers — at  the  meting  aforesd  mentioned  on  ye  other  side 
granted  unto  Isreall  Wiatt  that  lot  lyinge  on  ye  south  side  of 
Joshua  Whelers  for  his  home  lott :  further  granted  to  Isreall 
wiatt  aforesd  his  next  Deuision  of  land  with  twenty  acers  on  ye 
acount  of  ye  mill  grant  of  land  betwene  ye  two  east  meadows — 
further  granted  unto  isreall  wiatt  a  parsell  of  meadow  lyinge 
betwene  James  browns  meadow  &  micaiell  Tantors — further 
granted  unto  william  lord  one  hundred  pownd  Lotment  prouided 
he  pay  fiue  pownds  &  settell  forthwith. 

At  a  legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  July  ye  3d  1704 
granted  unto  John  Chapman  his  It  deuision  of  upland  at  the 
west  side  of  new  london  road  where  norage  road  goeth  across 
lime  road  he  relinquishing  his  former  grant — further  granted 
unto  Jolm'polie  a  home  lott  on  the  south  side  of  John  bacors 
lott  with  a  two  hundred  pownd  right  he  payinge  charges  equall 
with  us  &  beuld  a  sawmill  with  all  conuenient  speede  &  settell 
amongst  us :" 

(Next  is  an  entry  in  the  hand  of  Capt.  Joseph  Wright,  who 
was  Clerk  pro  tern.,  viz. :) 

,,Att  A  Legall  Town  Meeting  Holdn  in  Colchestr  octob.r  30  : 
1704  it  was  voted  that  Mr  Micha  Tainter  &  Joseph  Wright 
should  Treat  with  Jno  Poley  in  Regard  of  his  bulding  A  saw 
Mill  &  Demand  an  Evidence  of  his  Ability  &  also  satisfie  them 
that  he  will  acomplish  it  by  the  Time  the  Town  intend.d  in  their 


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Grant  to  him,  &  if  he  Cannot  to  make  A  tender  to  him  of  the 
said  former  Grant  att  teen  pounds  as  is  vsuall  to  others  :  Att 
the  Town  Meeating  aforesd  it  was  voted  that  Every  man  poses- 
ing  A  two  Hundred  pound  Right,  shall  Bring  for  the  Rev.d  Mr 
Bulkley  A  Cord  of  Wood  &  Cord  it  att  His  house  &  thos  of  A 
hundred  pound  Right  to  Doe  half  so  much :  with  in  the  space 
of  one  Moneth  upon  penalty  of  forfiting  five  shillings — Att  the 
Town  Meeting  aforesd  it  was  voated  that  Evin  Joans  should 
have  A  Grant  of  Teen  Acres  for  A  home  .lot  att  the  Est  side 
of  Tho  Browns  home  Lot  if  there  be  Roorne  for  it  there  &  if 
not  to  have  it  as  Convenient  as  may  be  one  the  Contrary  side 
of  the  highway — At  the  Meeting  aforesd  it  was  Grantd  that 
Jno  Baker  should  have  an  Iseland  of  vpLand  lying  in  Compase 
wt  his  Meadow  he  Releseing  to  the  Town  as  much  in  his  next 
De vision :  Att  the  Meating  afore  sd  it  was  Granted  that  Noah 
Coleman  should  have  twenty  Acres  of  Land  in  a  flaig  swomp 
Lying  at  the  south  End  of  the  Est  medow  in  Consideration  of 
his  Medow — Att  the  Meeating  aforesd  it  was  Grantd  that 
Willm  Robards  Junr  should  have  five  Acres  Lying  Next  to  his 
teen  Acres  Grantd  for  Medow  which  five  Acres  was  Due  to 
his  father  from  the  Town — Att  the  Meating  aforesd  it  was 
Granted  to  Iserel  Wyatt  that  he  should  have  A  piece  of  medow 
Lying  att  Nonesuch  begining  att  that  point  of  the  medow  Next 
to  Machamoodus  Rhoad  &  to  Extend  southward  toward  the 
main  Medow  so  far  as  to  make  up  his  Due  of  Medow  if  there 
be  a  sufisiensi — Att  the  Meeting  afores.d  it  was  voted  that  those 
persons  that  have  not  taken  up  their  first  Division  of  Vpland 
shall  Conclude  before  the  next  Town  Meeting  where  to  take 
up  the  same :  &  it  is  allso  voted  that  att  the  Next  town  meeting 
the  severall  Inhabitants  shall  Draw  Lotts  for  their  next  or 
second  Division  att  one  hundred  Acres  to  A  two  hundred  pound 
Rite  &  so  proportionably — Att  the  Meeting  afores.d  it  was 
voated  &  Declared  the  Lott  formerly  Granted  to  ye  Honourd 
Gouerner  to  be  forfit  to  the  Town."  (Here  ends  the  recording 
of  Capt.  Joseph  Wright,  clerk  pro  tern.  c.  M.  T.) 


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"At  a  towne  meetinge  held  in  Colchester  Decembr  18th  1704 : 
Micaiell  Taintor  Sener  was  Chosen  Clerk  for  ye  yeare  insue- 
ing — Josiah  Gillett  Sener  was  Chosen  Constable — Townsmen 
Chosen  Samuell  Northam  Thomas  Skiner  Micaiell  Taintor 
Senr — Way  wardens  Nathaniell  kalodg  Richard  Skiner — fenc 
vewers  Josiah  strong  Andrew  Carier — At  ye  meeting  aforesad 
granted  yt  mr  eliots  &  John  ingrams  first  Deuisions  of  land  to 
be  on  ye  west  side  of  the  littell  meadow — further  granted  unto 
Joseph  Chamberlin  twenty  acers  of  upland  for  his  medow  if  it 
be  on  ye  wigwom  hill  after  Jer.  adams  his  two  lotments  are 
layd  out — further  Granted  unto  Thomas  brown  his  share  of 
meadow  in  the  long  meadow  if  it  be  thare  after  others  that 
haue  their  Grants  thare  are  suplied — further  it  was  voated  & 
Micaiell  Taintor  &  Joseph  pomry  were  chosen  to  run  the 
bounds  with  our  Neighboring  towns — at  the  meting  aforesd  the 
town  proseeded  to  draw  Lots  acording  to  the  voate  October 
80th:  1704. 

At  the  meeting  Aprell  12  :  1705  it  was  voated  that  all  timber 
&  stone  shall  be  fre  for  any  person  to  git  throout  the  whole 
township  on  all  lands  untill  it  be  inclosed-  the  homelots  only  ex- 
septed:  we  say  all  fire  wood  timber  &  stone  shall  be  fre  to 
euery  person  as  aforesd  of  ye  town  of  Colchester  exsept  siu-h 
a.s  now  enter  a  protest  against  this  voate — John  Day  Joseph 
prat  Deacon  Skiner  James  tayler  enter  a  protest  against  the 
aboue  voate :  At  the  meeting  aforesaid  it  was  granted  unto  Jo- 
siah Gillett  Sener  fowr  acers  of  land  at  the  south  end  of  his 
meadow  prouided  he  the  said  Gillett  procure  a  Good  new  drum 
for  the  use  of  the  towne  within  one  Month  after  this  voat:  At 
the  Meeting  Aforesaid  it  was  Voated  to  Grant  to  Edward 
woolf  of  lime  one  hundred  pownd  right  in  the  towne  &  a 
streame  to  set  up  a  saw  mill  prouided  he  haue  the  Mill  finished 
At  or  before  the  last  of  October  next  &  settell  eighther  himself 
or  his  son  in  the  town — at  the  same  meeting  Micaiell  Taintor 
was  voated  to  keepe  ordinary. 

at  a  town  meetinge  held  in  Colchester  June  26t  1706 — the 


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towne  voated  to  raize  a  rale  to  procure  a  towne  stock  of  powder 
our  yousiall  way  of  raeting  the  same  to  be  set  at  the  discres- 
tion  of  the  select  men :  at  the  same  meeting  it  was  voated  to 
giue  mr  John  bulkley  a  deed  of  his  hows  &  the  present  select 
men  are  hearby  Impowered  to  giue  said  deed  in  behalf  of  the 
town. 

At  a  Legall  Town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Nouember  the 
4th  1706  the  town  granted  unto  human  hinsdell  twenty  Akers 
of  land  to  be  laid  out  on  the  side  of  the  hill  south  from  the  lit- 
tell  brook  next  southward  from  the  brook  Commonly  Called 
fawn  brook  &  so  far  on  the  north  side  of  sd  brook  as  to  Com 
to  the  ledg  of  rocks :  further  the  towne  voated  &  granted  unto 
Joseph  Dewey  the  home  lot  &  the  other  acomadations  belong- 
ing to  it  which  is  one  hundred  pownd  right :  on  Condistion 
that  he  sd  dewey  pay  to  the  town  ten  pownds  in  Mony  &  also 
beuld  a  fulling  mill  sometime  before  the  last  of  May  next  fitt 
for  seruice  &  to  maintain  sd  mill  in  good  repaire  &  to  full  cloth 
as  cheap  as  any  other  mill  in  the  colonie — &  to  settell  an  inhab- 
itant such  as  the  town  exsept  on  sd  lot  within  one  yeare  from 
this  date — it  is  to  be  understood  yt  the  lot  Granted  to  Joseph 
Dewey  on  the  other  side  was  the  lot  formerly  Granted  vnto 
Jonathan  Ingram — further  it  is  to  be  understood  that  if  sd 
Dewey  failes  in  the  premeses  Mentioned  on  the  other  side  then 
the  sd  lotments  to  return  to  ye  town — further  the  town  Granted 
sd  Dewey  the  liberty  of  the  stream  yt  Corns  out  of  the  north 
Meadow  so  long  as  he  Maintains  a  suffiscient  fulling  Mill  on  it 
&  no  longer — further  Granted  unto  James  brown  a  peece  of 
Land  lyinge  betwene  Jonathan  kilburns  land  &  John  Cloathers 
land:  &  to  take  it  in  part  of  his  hundred  akers — further 
Granted  unto  Martin  kaalog  one  hundred  pownd  right  of  land 
in  the  town  he  paying  five  pownds  in  mony  to  ye  town  &  Com 
&  settell  in  the  town  with  all  Conuenient  speed. 

febrewary  7th  :  1706-7  was  a  town  meeting  &  then  voated 
that  &  Granted  that  Noah  welles  shold  haue  fiuety  akers  of  Land 


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Joyning  to  his  land  at  parrum  the  said  fiuety  akers  is  ten  akers 
of  it  for  his  meadow  &  ten  akers  of  it  for  his  half  home  lot  & 
thirty  akers  for  his  It  Deuision — further  voated  that  ephream 
foot  shold  haue  sixty  Akers  of  land  wher  he  se  cause  to  take  it 
prouided  he  the  sd  foot  Com  &  set  vp  his  trade  of  a  black 
smith  &  spedily  settell  amongst  vs — at  the  same  meeting  Sam- 
ull  pellet  was  chosen  land  mesurer — Layd  out  in  the  yeare  1705 
pr  John  Skiner  surer  (surveyor,  c.  M.  T.)  for  Joseph  pumery  & 
ebenezer  Coleman  two  hundred  akers  of  land  at  a  place  Corn- 
only  known  by  the  Name  of  paugquonk  &  lyeth  bownded  as 
fbloweth  *  *  *  * 

A  Town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  December  ye  30th  1706 
— Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen  town  Clerk  for  the  yeare  insue- 
ing — Samuell  pellett  was  chosen  Constabell  &  Colecteror — Se- 
lect Men  Deacon  Lomis  Joseph  Chamberlin  Micaiell  Taintor 
— fenc  vewers  Benjamin  Skiner  Jonathan  Northam — Way- 
wardens  John  Chapman  Josiah  Strong — At  the  Meeting  afore- 
said the  town  voated  to  Grant  the  reurend  Mr  Bulkleys  sallery 
or  Rate  to  be  fiuety  pownds  in  Mony  or  prouision  pay  as  mony 
and  also  that  euery  hundred  pownd  Right  in  the  town  to  pay 
half  a  Cord  of  fire  wood  to  be  Brought  to  mr  bulkleys  at  or 
before  the  last  of  Jenewary  Next  &  euery  person  neglecting 
to  prouide  his  proportion  of  firewood  acording  to  his  right  in 
the  towne  at  the  time  Abouesaid  thare  shall  be  added  to  his 
Minesters  Rate  two  shillings  &  six  penc  to  the  hundred  : 
which  shall  be  Gathered  with  ye  Rest  by  the  Colecterer — At 
the  Same  Meeting  Daniell  Clark  was  Chosen  Brander  this 
year — At  the  aforesd  meeting  the  town  granted  unto  Samell 
pellet  the  libertie  to  take  up  thirty  akers  of  land  by  John  ba- 
kers Deuision  which  is  to  be  part  of  John  Dayes  hundred  aker 
Deuision  prouided  John  Day  alow  of  it — further  the  town 
voated  yt  swine  shall  Go  at  large  &  no  Damnag  don  by  swine 
shall  be  recouerabell  exsept  it  be  don  in  fields  that  are  fenced 
acording  to  law : 


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Joseph  Wright  hath  By  purchas  of  James  mun  all  ye  unde- 
uided  Land  Belonging  to  ye  sd  James  mun  in  Colchester  which 
belongs  to  a  .two  hundred  pound  Right  part  of  which  is  already 
Drawn  for  &  is  in  number  3  ye  Libertie  of  ye  Comons  ondly 
exsepted  for  which  ye  sd  James  mun  hath  Giuen  a  Deed  Dated 
february  ye  lit.  1707-8:  &  acknoleged  before  Micaiell  Tain- 
tor  Justice  of  peac — entered  february  24th:  1707-8. 

Joseph  wright  hath  purchased  of  Daniell  Clark  all  the  un- 
deuided  Land  in  Colchester  Belonging  to  sd  Daniell  Clark  for 
or  to  one  hundred  pound  Right  part  of  which  is  Already 
Drawn  for  and  is  in  Number  (blank,  c.  M.  T.)  the  Libertie  of 
the  Cornons  ondly  exsepted  for  which  ye  sd  Daniell  Clark  hath 
Giuen  a  Deed  Dated  Nouembr  13th :  1707  &  acknoleged  the 
same  Day  Before  Micaiell  Tain  tor  Justice  of  peac. 

At  a  Legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colechester  Aprell  15  : 
1707 — the  town  voated  to  Repaire  the  meeting  hows  with 
floors  &  seats  &  galleries  windows  &  sealing  &  pulpitt  &  De- 
con  Skiner  Joseph  prat  &  Charles  williams  ware  Chosen  a 
Commitie  to  Carie  on  the  work — further  voated  to  sequester 
all  the  lands  on  the  east  side  of  the  town  from  hebron  bounds 
&  lebanon  bounds  &  to  exstend  southward  to  Norwich  Road  & 
the  deep  Reuer  exsepting  any  that  haue  not  taken  up  thair 
second  Deuision :  Notwithstanding  this  voat  haue  liberty  with- 
in these  bounds  also  the  chesnot  hill  neer  the  deepe  brook  is 
reserued  from  this  sequestration  all  the  Hest  to  Remain  to  be 
town  Commons  for  euer  to  the  present  proprietors  of  Colches- 
ter &  thair  sucksesors — further  at  the  Meeting  aforesaid  the 
town  did  sequester  on  the  west  side  of  the  town  from  the  north 
end  of  the  long  pond  &  Joyning  on  haddam  bounds  till  it  Com 
to  pine  swomp  brook  &  so  Joyning  on  the  brook  till  it  Com  to 
Jeremiahs  Reuer  &  then  to  bound  on  hebron  bounds  till  it 
Com  to  the  aboue  mentioned  land  only  exsepting  what  is  want- 
ing in  Second  Deuision  land  as  abouesd — all  the  rest  to  Remaine 
town  Comons  for  euer  as  abouesd — further  the  town  Chose  the 


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Reurend  mr  John  bulkley  &  Micaiell  Tantor  to  mannage  the 
publick  Conserns  of  the  town  at  the  Next  generall  Court  at 
hartford. 

October  13  :  1707  was  a  towne  meeting  held  in  Colchester 
then  voated  to  Lay  out  the  land  that  lyeth  Joyning  to  lime 
bounds  &  haddam  bounds  &  norwich  bounds  to  be  layd  80 
akers  to  a  two  hundred  pownd  right  &  40  to  a  hundred  pownd 
right :  to  eaeli  propriator  acording  as  his  name  is  fixed  in  the 
number:  to  ye  Draught  made  in  febrewary  7th:  1706-7 — at 
the  same  meeting  voated  &  Granted  to  mr  James  Rogers  the 
son  of  James  Rogers  of  Newlondon  to  haue  eighty  akers  of 
land  in  the  Deuisions  aboue  to  be  layd  out  &  to  be  in  the 
Draught  the  number  of  48 :  Mr  James  Rogers  abouesd  Capt 
gilbert  Joahn  Chapman  &  John  skiner  ware  chosen  to  lay  out 
the  Deuisions  abouesd — further  at  the  same  meeting  granted  to 
Nathaniell  lomis  to  haue  a  deuision  of  forty  akers  with  the 
aboue  deuisions  &  to  be  the  last  in  Number — further  granted 
to  Capt  gilbert  the  liberty  to  fenc  the  burieing  yard  it  being  two 
akers  &  to  haue  the  grase  as  feed  that  is  on  it  so  longe  as  he 
mantains  the  fenc  sufiscent. 

Decembr  25th:  1707  was  a  towne  meeting  &  at  ye  same 
Meeting  Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen  town  Clerk  :  :  ebenezar 
Coleman  was  chosen  Constabell  &  Colecterer  for  this  year  in- 
suing  &  sworn — Townsmen  Chosen  Joseph  wright  Nathaniell 
Lomis  &  Micaiell  Taintor  senr — way  wardens  ware  Chosen  : 
namely  John  chapman  &  Josiah  strong — fence  vewers  ware 
thomas  brown  Samuell  kalogg  william  Roberds  Juner  &  John 
waters  Joseph  chamberlin  was  chosen  sealer  of  Leather — 
Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen  sealer  of  waights  &  measurs — at 
the  meeting  aforesaid  it  was  granted  that  mr  bulkleys  sallerey 
shold  be  this  year  fiuety  pownds  to  be  payd  as  mony  in  prouis- 
ion  pay  as  it  [is  stated  in  the  Country  rate  exsepting  that  euery 
hundred  pound  Right  to  pay  Is — 6d  in  siluer  mony  :  &  for  his 
fire  wood  to  be  prouided  as  it  was  the  last  year. 


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At  a  Legall  town  Meeting  held  in  Colchester  March  22d : 
1708  the  town  exsepted  of  the  Return  of  the  steering  or  Run- 
ing  the  Line  dun  by  william  Clark  &  John  Spreag  for  labanon : 
&  John  Skiner  &  Joseph  prat  for  Colchester  as  thay  haue 
marked  out  sd  bounds  betwene  the  sd  towns  &  haue  giuen  it 
under  thare  hands  in  an  instrument  Dated  aprell  25th:  1707: 
&  that  sd  instrument  ?hall  be  entered  on  Record — further  at 
the  same  meeting  it  was  voted  that  whereas  the  town  street 
from  the  east  Corner  of  Daniell  Clarks  lot  to  the  North  end  of 
the  town  plat  was  formerly  agred  upon  &  layd  outtwelue  Rods 
in  bredth  :  that  is  shall  be  &  Remain  to  be  that  bredth  for  euer 
— further  it  was  voated  that  from  the  west  Corner  of  Joseph 
Wrights  lot  which  was  formerly  James  taylers  to  the  lane  or 
highway  that  is  betwixt  Samull  Lomises  lot  &  Nathaniell  Lo- 
mises  lot  the  street  to  be  nine  Rods  in  bredth  &  from  that  out- 
lot  southward  to  the  end  of  the  town  plat  or  home  lots  to  be 
twelue  Rods  &  to  remaine  to  be  so  for  euer — &  the  outlet  be- 
twixt Samuel  &  Nathaniell  Lomises  lots  to  be  six  Rods  throu- 
ougt  to  the  end  of  thair  home  lots  &  so  to  be  for  euer — at  the 
meeting  abouesaid  it  was  voated  that  the  Draught  for  lots  Made 
febrewary  7th,  1706-7  should  be  100  akers  to  a  two  hundred 
pownd  Right  &  50  to  a  hundred  &  the  first  in  Number  to  take 
first  &  so  sucksesiuely  &  after  the  first  of  may  next  all  haue 
liberty  alike. 

at  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  aprell  the  9th :  1708 — 
the  town  granted  to  Capt.  John  leusston  two  hundred  acers  of 
Land  on  the  hill  west  from  peter  masons  hows  on  the  acoumbt 
of  a  former  grant  of  a  lotment  to  our  late  gourner  wintrup  he 
said  leunston  paying  all  Rates  that  hath  bin  Raised  in  time 
past  equall  to  a  two  hundred  pownd  Right  &  also  for  time  to 
com  to  bare  an  equel  charg  acordingly  &  also  to  make  present 
improument — at  the  meeting  aforesd  it  was  granted  to  those 
that  do  set  up  Iron  works  in  the  township  of  Colechester  one 
hundred  &  twenty  akers  of  Land  &  a  stream :  on  Condistion 
5 


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that  the  iron  works  be  set  up  within  two  full  years  from  the 
date  hearof. 

At  a  legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Aprell  the  27th  : 
1708  then  voated  to  alow  two  penc  for  eury  Ratell  Snak  that 
shall  Be  killed  any  time  betwene  this  Date  and  ye  Midell  of 
may  next  &  so  to  alow  for  those  that  haue  bin  killed  thiss 
spring :  &  those  that  do  kill  any  shall  euedenc  it  to  one  of  the 
townsmen  : — further  at  the  meeting  aforesd  the  town  Granted 
To  mr.  Richard  Edwards  one  hundred  &  fiuety  acers  of  Land 
he  paying  charges  past  &  to  com  proportionall  to  other  former 
grants — further  at  the  same  meeting  the  town  granted  to  noah 
Wels  two  triangell  pieces  of  land  of  about  twelue  acers  Joyn- 
ing  to  his  own  land  in  Consideration  that  the  Country  Rhoad 
is  layd  out  thro  his  land  about  one  hundred  &  twenty  Rods — 
— at  the  meeting  aforesd  the  towne  Voated  to  pay  one  penne  a 
head  for  blackbirds  that  are  killed  from  thiss  time  untill  the 
last  of  September  next — 

at  A  legall  Town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  June  the  llth : 
1708  the  towne  voated  to  beuld  a  New  meeting  hows  with  all 
Conuenient  speed  the  length  to  be  forty  foots  &  the  bredth  to 
be  thirty  &  six  foots  with  a  slatt  Roufe — further  the  town 
chose  Samll  Northam  Decon  Skiner  Joseph  w right  Joseph 
Pratt  &  Nathaniell  lomis  a  Comitie  to  Carie  on  the  beulding 
&  finishing  the  sd  Meeting  howse — further  the  town  voated 
that  tbare  shold  be  a  Rate  made  to  the  sum  of  eighty  pound? 
to  carie  on  &  defray  ye  charg  &  euery  one  may  pay  his  part 
in  work  as  he  Can  agre  with  the  Comitie — at  the  meeting 
aforesd  Joseph  Pumery  Joseph  Wright  &  noah  weles  were 
chosen  listers  for  this  yeare — further  at  the  same  meeting 
Samell  Northam  Decon  Samell  Lomis  Joseph  wright  &  ebene- 
zer  Coleman  were  chosen  &  impowered  by  the  town  to  sue  or 
eject  any  person  or  persons  that  shall  make  any  enteranc  to 
improue  any  land  within  the  township  of  Colchester  without 
liberty  from  the  towne. 


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at  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Aust  the  30:  1709: 
the  town  voated  that  the  eighty  pownds  aboue  mentioned  with 
that  which  the  generall  Court  gaue  us  last  October  shold  be 
raysed  by  the  next  list  of  estats  now  in  this  year  1709 — fur- 
ther the  town  voated  forthwith  to  raise  eighteen  penc  mony  on 
a  hundred  pownd  right  *  for  the  Carieng  on  our  law  suets — 
ebenezer  Coleman  &  Joseph  Dewey  ware  Chosen  Colectorers 
for  the  gathering  sd  rate — 

at  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Jenewary  ye  15: 
1710=11  the  towne  voated  to  null  &  make  voyd  the  aboue 
Record  to  John  hopson  as  not  being  orderly  dun — further 
voated  that  wheras  John  hopson  &  ebenezer  Skiner  had  a  grant 
of  flue  acres  apeac  of  meadow  in  the  north  meadow  the  grant 
not  to  be  found  the  town  now  grant  the  same  to  them — 

at  a  legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Decembr  ye  31 : 
1711 — Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen  town  clerk  for  the  year 
insewing — townsmen  chosen  ware  Decon  Lomis  Joseph  wright 
&  Micaiell  Taintor — Constables  Chosen  ware  Nathaniell  Foot 
serg  Joseph  pratt — Colecterers  ware  Nathall  Kelloog  &  Jo- 
siah  geilet  Junr — Listers  Chosen  ware  ensigne  wyat  Samuell 
Pellet  &  Josiah  Gates — way  wardens  or  surueyers  ware  Dan- 
iell  Clark  Senr  Nathaniell  Lomis  &  James  brown  ebenezer 
Dibell  &  william  Roberds  Junr — fenc  vewers  ware  Jonathan 
Kellogg  Josiah  phelps — peramelators  ware  Joseph  wright  John 
Skiner  &  sergt  Rowlee  which  sd  Joseph  wright  Sergnt  Rowlee 
&  John  Skiner  are  apoynted  a  Comitte  to  setell  the  bownd? 
betwene  Colchester  &  Middelltown  &  haddam :  &  if  any  one 
of  the  aboue  named  Comittie  faill  the  attendanc  of  that  seruice 
Samuell  pellet  is  chosen  to  attend  that  work  in  the  Room  of 
him  that  fails — at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  towne  voated  & 
granted  to  the  Reuerant  Mr  bulkley  for  his  salery  the  year  now 
past  the  sum  of  fiuety  &  fiue  pownd  in  mony  or  wheat  at  4s 
pr  bushell  indian  Corn  at  2s  pr  bushell — &  merchantab  :  pork 
at  2^d  pr  pownd — at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  towne  granted 


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to  James  brown  Nathanill  gilbert — Isaac  Rowlee  &  Benja- 
min fox  the  liberty  of  setting  up  a  Sawmill  on  the  long  meadow 
brook  &  to  haue  the  liberty  of  that  stream  so  long  as  they 
maintain  a  sawmill  thare  in  good  repaire  prouided  it  be  no 
prejudis  to  any  perticqlor  person — further  the  town  granted  to 
James  treadway  thre  acers  of  land  Joyning  or  neare  to  his 
own  land  to  be  layd  out  at  the  discrestion  of  the  towne  sur- 
uaier — further  at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  town  voated  to  ad 
fiue  pownds  to  the  fiuety  &  flue  pownds  aboue  granted  to  mr 
bulkley  for  his  salery  the  yeare  past — 

at  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  March  the  4th :  1712 
— the  towne  granted  to  the  Reuerant  mr  bulkley  sixty  &  five 
pownds  as  mony  for  his  sallery  this  yeare  he  finding  himself 
firewood — further  the  towne  voated  to  add  to  mr  bulkleys 
salery  yearly  for  the  next  fiue  years  after  the  first  Day  of  Jen- 
ewary  next  from  the  aboue  Date  eigt  pownds  as  mony  on  the 
Consideration  that  he  find  himself  fire  wood  the  sd  fiue  years : 
&  Continue  in  the  work  of  the  minestry  amongst  vs — at  the 
meetinge  aforesaid  the  towne  voated  to  be  at  equall  Chrg  with 
midell  towne  to  hire  the  County  Surueyer  to  setell  the  bounds 
betwixt  midelltowne  &  Colchester — at  the  same  meeting  the 
towne  granted  unto  Robert  Ransom  to  take  up  about  half  an 
acre  of  land  for  Conuenience  of  beulding :  he  leaueing  out  so 
much  of  his  own  land  to  the  comons — 

"July  the  12th:  1705"  At  a  legall  towne  meetinge  in  Col- 
chester was  granted  unto  Charels  hill  eighty  akers  of  land  for  & 
on  the  a  count  of  his  being  partner  with  John  stebins  &  Danell 
stebins  &  the  rest  of  those  that  agreed  with  the  towne  &  gaue  up 
to  the  town  thair  Claime :  twenty  acers  of  which  was  for  his 
home  lott — at  the  meetinge  aforesaid  granted  unto  John  stebins 
sixty  akers  of  upland  at  the  north  end  of  the  long  pond  by  the 
Coue  that  runs  into  the  pond  :  which  is  to  make  him  equall  to 
the  rest  of  the  proprietors  of  Colchester  in  thair  last  dragft  of 
lots :  at  the  meeting  aforesaid  Joseph  pomery  &  thomas  day  were 


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chosen  to  lay  out  conuenient  high  ways  to  ye  mill  and  an  out- 
let or  high  way  ouer  the  mill  brook  west :  at  the  meeting  afore- 
said granted  to  Isreall  Wiatt  all  'the  land  that  lyeth  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Cart  path  that  goeth  ouer  the  mill  brook  into 
Micaiell  Taiutors  deuision  the  town  reseruing  the  land  of  the 
millpond  &  the  round  hill  by  the  mill  on  the  east  side  &  also 
conuenient  highways  to  the  mill  &  ouer  the  brook  &  up  on  to 
ye  hill  westward — At  the  meeting  afore  sayd  was  further 
granted  unto  John  stebins  twenty  akers  to  be  aded  &  Joyned 
to  the  sixty  akers  of  land  aboue  mentioned :  which  said  twenty 
akers  is  granted  to  make  up  what  he  wants  to  make  up  his 
meadow  ten  akers  for  which  said  stebins  declared  himself  fully 
satisfied — 

At  a  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Decembr  30  :  1705 — 
Micaiell  Taintor  senr  was  chosen  town  Clerk  for  the  yeare  in- 
suing:  &  John  addams  senr  was  Chosen  Constab.  for  the  year 
insuinge  &  sworn — selectmen  chosen  serjent  rowlee  Joseph 
Chamberlin  John  Skiner — fence  vewers  benjamin  Skiner  Jona- 
than Northam — way  wardens  Noah  Coleman  ebenezer  kelogg- 
— At  the  meetinge  Aforesaid  it  was  voated  &  declared  that 
Moses  Rowlee  hath  forfitted  his  lotments  in  Colchester  to  the- 
towne — At  the  meetinge  aforesaid  the  towne  voated  to  grant 
to  the  Reuerent  Mr  bulkley  50  pownds  in  Mony  or  prouision 
as  mony  for  the  year  past  for  his  sallery :  &  that  euery  person 
that  hath  a  two  hundred  pownd  right  to  bringe  Mr  bulkley  one 
Cord  of  fire  wood  &  one  hundred  pownd  right  to  bring  half  a 
Cord — All  to  be  brought  at  or  before  the  last  of  Jenewary 
next ;  &  whomsoeuer  shall  neglect  to  do  it  by  that  time  there 
shall  be  added  to  his  minesters  rate  two  shillings  &  six  pence 
to  the  hundred  which  the  Colecteror  shall  gather  with  the  rest 
— At  the  meetinge  aforesaid  Joseph  Wright  &  Joseph  pratt 
ware  Chosen  to  run  the  bownds  betwene  labanon  &  us  &  also- 
betwene  haddum  &  us — At  the  meeting  aforesaid  it  was  voated 
to  reserue  a  serteine  track  of  land  lyinge  on  the  west  side  of 
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newlondon  old  road  lyinge  by  the  side  of  an  alder  swomp  & 
not  to  grant  it  to  any  person  escept  it  be  to  the  owners  of  the 
saw  mill :  from  this  time  untill  the  last  of  march  next : — At 
the  meeting  mentioned  on  the  other  side  it  was  granted  unto 
Richard  Carrier  to  take  up  his  first  Deuision  of  upland  of 
sixty  akers  *  *  *  further  granted  unto  John  Clothyer  ten 
akers  of  land  *  *  *  further  John  skiner  was  Chosen  to  lay 
out  lands  for  this  yeare — further  granted  unto  Joseph  dewey 
his  first  diuision  of  upland  *  *  *  At  the  Meeting  aforesaid 
granted  unto  thomas  brown  aboute  one  aker  of  land  at  the 
reare  of  his  home  lot  on  the  south  side  of  the  governers  brook : 
further  ['granted  unto  samull  Northam  about  ten  acers  of 
upland  on  each  side  of  a  spreng  of  meadow  at  the  long 
meadow  *  * 

At  a  towne  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Jenewary  llth: 
1705-6  the  acoumt  which  Joseph  pumery  gaue  in  of  townes 
debt  &  Credebt  for  euery  perticqler  man  was  exsepted  erours 
ondly  exsepted — at  the  meetinge  aforesaid  it  was  granted  to 
euen  Jones  the  liberty  to  take  up  thirty  akers  of  upland  on  the 
south  side  of  the  sixty  akers  which  John  addamss  sold  to  mr 
bulkley — at  the  meetinge  aforesaid  the  towne  remitted  the  for- 
fitture  of  Moses  rowlees  lott :  At  the  meeting  aforesaid  eben- 
ezer  Dibell  &  William  roberd  ware  Chosen  howards  :  :  or  to 
impownd  all  hogs  which  are  not  ringed  &  yoaked — the  town 
voated  to  make  a  rate  to  defray  the  town  charges — at  the  meet- 
inge aforesaid  the  town  voated  to  grant  unto  the  owners  of  the 
saw  mill  that  thay  should  haue  the  two  hundred  pownd  right 
which  was  Condistionally  granted  the  3d  Day  of  September 
last — further  at  the  same  meeting  ebenezer  Dibell  was  Chosen 
Constabell  for  this  yeare — 

At  a  Town  meetinge  held  in  Colchester  Jenewary  the  24th  : 
1705  it  was  voated  to  sequester  all  the  lands  at  the  west  end 
of  the  home  lotts  that  are  on  the  west  side  of  the  street  be- 
twene  the  said  home  lots  &  the  first  deuision  of  vplands :  we 


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say  we  do  sequester  it  to  be  &  remain  to  be  Town  Commons 
for  euer  all  former  grants  ondly  exsepted :  further  at  the  same 
meetinge  the  town  did  also  sequester  all  the  lands  suthward 
from  Clemenc  kithophels  home  lott  To  the  Gourners  brook  & 
so  down  to  the  long  meadow :  to  samull  Gilberts  first  deuision 
&  so  to  go  along  by  the  froont  of  those  teer  of  lots  northwardly 
untill  it  Com  to  a  path  Called  browns  path  &  so  by  that  path 
nnto  the  said  Cithophels  lot  againe — further  granted  unto  Joshua 
wheeler  to  make  up  what  he  wants  in  his  home  lott  to  be 
equall  with  other  men  in  upland  two  akers  for  one — further 
what  he  wants  in  Meadow  by  the  same  Rule — 

At  the  Meetinge  Mentioned  on  the  other  side  the  towne 
granted  unto  Joseph  wright  thirty  akers  of  land  eastward  if  it 
be  to  be  found  which  is  to  be  part  of  his  hundred  aker  Deuis- 
ion :  which  is  granted  on  Condistion  that  he  bringe  his  brother 
Jonathan  to  Com  &  settell  in  this  towne :  At  the  Meetinge 
aforesd  the  towne  granted  unto  John  Chapman  one  hundred 
pownd  lottment  &  fowr  pounds  in  Mony  on  Condistion  that  he 
said  chapman  giue  up  to  the  town  his  Dwellinge  hows  in  Col- 
chester which  stands  on  his  home  lott  that  Joyns  to  Nathaniell 
kaloggs  lott  south  |  To  giue  it  vp  to  the  towne  at  or  before  the 
first  of  may  next — the  town  voated  that  said  hows  shall  be 
Drawn  to  the  place  that  the  Town  agreeth  on :  on  the  hill 
neere  mr  bulkeys — at  the  meetinge  aforesaid  the  town  granted 
unto  euen  Jones  fiuety  Akers  of  land  to  be  taken  up  on  the 
southwest  side  of  mr  bulkleys  It  Deuision  :  he  relinquishing 
his  former  grants=at  the  meeting  aforesaid  it  was  voated  that 
those  persons  that  payd  flue  pownds  to  the  hundred  pownd  lot- 
ment  at  their  first  enteranc  :  shall  now  be  abated  the  one  half 
of  thair  towne  rate  that  was  published  this  Day  prouided  thay 
pay  the  other  half  quiatly. 

At  a  Towne  meetinge  held  in  Colchester  March  the  20th  : 
1705-6  The  Town  voated  to  beuld  a  meeting  hows  of  forty 
foots  square  prouided  that  thare  be  mony  giuen  enouf  to  procure 


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the  nailes  <fe  Glass — further  the  towne  chose  a  Committie  to 
Carie  on  the  beuldinge  the  sd  hows  namely  Serget  Rowlee  De- 
con  skiner  Johon  Skiner  Joseph  chamberlin  Thomas  Browne 
— further  the  town  voated  to  be  at  the  charge  with  our  Neigh- 
bour Tovvnes  to  hire  the  County  surveyr  to  run  the  bounds  be- 
twene  us  &  them  :  at  the  meeting  aforesd  it  was  Granted  unto 
the  owners  of  the  Sawmill  libertie  to  take  up  finely  akers  of 
land  at  the  place  mentioned  to  be  reserued  for  them  at  a  town 
meeting  Decembr  30  1705. 

A  towne  meting  held  in  Colchester  Decembr  31:  1712 
Micaiell  Taintor  was  Chosen  town  Clerk — Select  men  chosen 
ware  Capt  Gilbert  Left  Wiat  &  mr  Daniell  Clark — Constables 
— Nathaniell  foot  &  John  hopson — lesters,  ware  John  biglo  Noah 
Wels  &  Jonathan  Gillet  —  inspecters  Joseph  pumery  &  Jo- 
seph chamberlin — grand  Jurymen,  Samuell  Northam  &  Joseph 
pumery — Colecterers  to  Gather  the  minesters  Rate  ware  wil- 
liam  Roberds  Junr  &  Medad  pumery  &  Josiah  Gates — way 
wardens  thomas  Day  senr  Nathaniell  Lomis  &  benjemin  fox 
&  benjamin  Graues  &  moses  Rowlee — fenc  vewers  Richard 
church  &  Jonathan  Northam — Sealers  of  Leather  chosen  ware 
Decon  Lomis  &  thomas  Day — Noah  Weles  was  chosen  brand- 
er — at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  towne  voated  &  granted  to 
the  reuerent  mr  bulkley  for  his  salery  for  this  yeare  insuing 
sixty  pownds  as  mony — further  the  town  voted  to  add  eight 
pownds  to  mr  bulkleys  salery  for  the  year  now  past  which  sd 
eight  pownds  is  to  pay  for  his  fire  wood  for  the  year  Insewing : 
further  ensine  Skiner  Nathaniell  kellogg  &  Sergt  ebenezer 
dible  ware  chosen  to  lay  out  Conuenient  highwaise. 

Jenewary  the  15th  1710 :  ll=was  a  legall  town  meeting 
held  in  Colchester — the  town  voated  to  grant  to  Joseph  prat 
to  chang  or  throw  up  part  of  his  Deuision  on  the  hill  viz :  that 
as  lyeth  beyond  the  gutter  Called  stony  guter  &  to  take  up  so 
much  at  the  east  end  of  his  deuision  :  further  the  town  chose  left 


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Wells  Samull  Northam  Samull  Lomis  John  Skiner  &  Decon 
skiner  to  lay  out  high  wais  Whare  thay  are  wanting  in  all 
parts  of  the  town  as  also  to  inspect  those  that  are  already  layd 
that  thay  may  not  be  intruded  into  &  make  return  to  the  town 
— further  voated  &  granted  to  the  present  owners  of  the  saw 
mill  the  Streame  that  Joseph  pumery  turned  to  sd  Sawmill  So 
long  as  the  sd  owners  maintain  sd  mill — further  at  the  same 
meeting  was  granted  to  charels  williams  John  skiner  Jonathan 
Northam  Nathaniell  foot  Liberty  to  set  up  a  saw  mill  on  pine 
swamp  brook  &  also  liberty  of  half  an  acre  on  each  side  of  the 
sd  brook  to  lay  lodgs  (logs,  c.  M.  T.)  &  also  liberty  to  take  in 
2  or  thre  acrs  for  a  pasture  &  liberty  of  damme  &  to  bueld  sd 
mill  within  one  year  &  half  from  this  Date  &  to  haue  the  use 
of  the  streame  &  land  no  longer  then  thay  keep  a  saw  mill 
thare  :  but  the  land  &  stream  to  remain  to  the  town — further 
granted  to  Joseph  pepone  about  fiue  &  twenty  Rods  of  land  for 
to  beueld  upon  :  further  at  the  same  meeting  granted  unto  Dan- 
iell  Clark  senr  one  hundred  Acrs  of  land  to  take  up  the  same 
out  &  Clear  from  any  and  all  the  land  that  is  sequestered  for 
town  Comons :  &  also  to  defend  it  on  his  own  charg  from  any 
person  or  persons  that  may  or  shall  lay  claim  thereunto : 
whearas  Richard  church  hath  taken  up  thre  acres  of  Comons 
Joyning  to  that  land  which  he  bought  of  Samll  Northam :  the 
town  granted  sd  church  sd  thre  acres  of  land  on  condistion  that 
he  sd  church  throw  up  thre  acrs  out  of  his  home  lot  to  the  Comons 
in  lew  of  it — further  granted  to  Samul  Spencer  half  an  acre  of 
land  neare  his  hows  for  a  gardin  plot  to  be  taken  up  out  of  the 
high  way  about  fiue  or  six  Rods  from  his  hows  betwene  two 
ledges  of  Rocks. 

at  the  meting  mentioned  on  the  other  side  the  town  Consid- 
ering that  Capt  John  prentice  hath  bought  seauenty  acres  of 
land  of  John  arnall  &  part  of  it  is  out  of  Stubineses  claime  or 
bounds  the  town  now  grant  to  sd  prentice  that  if  the  line  be- 
twixt hadam  &  Colchester  tak  in  sd  seauenty  acres  of  land  to 


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hadarn  bounds  that  so  much  of  it  as  is  out  of  stebenses  bounds 
or  Comprehended  in  sd  stebenses  deed  sd  prentice  shall  haue 
liberty  to  take  up  in  another  place. 

March  3d  1703  layd  out  for  Andrew  Carrier  his  first  deuis- 
ion  of  upland  lyinge  on  the  north  side  of  the  mill  Brook.  *  * 

Nouember  6th  :  1703  layd  out  for  Andrew  Carrier  a  home 
lott  Lyinge  on  ye  south  side  of  Joseph  pumerys  shepiantups 
lott. 

December  28th  :  1708.  at  a  legall  Town  meeting  held  in 
Colchester  Micaiell  Tantor  was  Chosen  town  Clerk — Select 
men  Chosen  ware  Joseph  Wright  Nathaniell  Lomis  Micaiell 
Taintor  Sen — Joseph  Dewey  was  chosen  Constabell — Thomas 
brown  &  ebenezer  Skiner  ware  chosen  Colecterers  to  gather 
the  Minesters  &  town  Rates  this  yeare :  listers  Chosen  ware 
Joseph  prat  Nathaniell  foot  Micaiell  Taintor  Junr — listers 
sworn  aprell  2d  1709 — Way  wardens  Chosen  ware  leftent 
Weles  Josiah  strong  ebenezer  Coleman — fenc  vewers,  Chosen 
ware  John  Adames  Jvr  Clemenc  kithophell  Noah  Coleman  & 
benjamin  Skioer — Daniell  Clark  was  chosen  pownd-keeper — 
further  voated  to  grant  ye  Reuerant  mr  Bulkley  for  his  salery 
this  yeare  fiuety  pownds  in  prouisionas  mony  :  :  further  voated 
that  from  this  time  the  setting  up  a  paper  wherein  is  signified 
the  time  when  ye  Select  Men  apoynt  a  town  Meeting  we  say 
that  the  seting  up  sd  paper  of  notice  on  the  meeting  hows  ten 
days  before  such  meeting  shall  be  acounted  sufiscient  notice — 
at  the  foresaid  meeting  the  town  voated  to  set  the  New  meet- 
ing howss  at  one  of  the  two  places  hearafter  mentioned  viz : 
the  one  on  the  hill  by  the  old  one  the  other  ond  near  the  Cor- 
ner of  mr  Rights  lot  that  was  James  taylers — further  at  the 
same  meeting  voated  to  levey  a  rate  of  one  pownd  &  half  of 
flax  or  ninepenc  in  mony  to  one  hvndred  pownd  Right  &  so 
proportionably  to  be  payd  at  or  before  the  last  of  Jenewwary 
next :  to  be  paid  to  ye  present  Colecterers  for  the  use  of  the 
Comittie  chosen  to  defend  the  towne  in  a  cours  of  law  which  is 


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already  cominced  in  sundry  actions :  further  at  the  same  Meet- 
ing it  was  voated  that  swine  to  run  at  large  without  rings  & 
yoaks  for  the  year  insueing — further  voated  to  hire  Thomas 
brown  to  keep  schoole  two  or  thre  Moonth :  &  to  pay  him 
twenty  &  fowr  shillings  pr  Moonth  as  mony  to  be  payd  the  one 
half  out  of  the  Country  Rate  &  the  other  half  to  be  payd  by 
the  parenc  of  the  Scholers. 

At  a  legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Jenewary  ye 
14th:  1708-9  it  was  voated  that  the  bownds  betwixt  lime  & 
Colchester  shall  be  &  is  now  exsepted  to  be  acording  to  the  line 
Run  by  mr  John  plumb  :  further  voated  that  ondly  fowr  akers 
shall  be  acounted  home  lot  land  &  that  is  now  stated  both  for 
the  town  plat  &  for  the  farmers  that  haue  buelt  or  shall  hear- 
after  beuld  out  of  the  town- — further  at  the  same  meeting 
voated  &  exsepted  of  the  line  Run  by  Capt  prentice  august 
26th  :  1708  betwixt  Newlondon  &  Colchester  &  that  it  shall  be 
recorded — further  at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  town  voated  to 
set  the  New  meeting  hows  near  the  Corner  of  mr  Rights  lot 
which  he  bought  of  James  tayler. 

at  a  legall  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  febrewary  the 
26th:  1710=11  the  town  Considering  of  the  grant  made  to 
Joseph  Dewey  in  Nouembr  the  4th  :  1706  of  a  lotment  Called 
one  hundred  pownd  Right  which  was  Condistionally  granted 
that  is  to  say  to  beuld  a  fulling  mill  &  also  to  settell  an  inhabit- 
ant on  said  lot  &c  &  sd  Dewey  hath  not  performed  the  sd  Con- 
distions  the  town  now  do  Release  or  remit  unto  said  Joseph 
Dewey  the  former  Condistions  of  sd  grant  prouided  that  sd 
Dewey  Do  pay  to  the  town  ten  pownds  in  Currant  mony  be- 
sides the  ten  pownds  which  he  hath  formerly  payd  or  was  to 
pay  he  giueing  bill  to  the  select  men  in  behalf  of  the  towne  to 
pay  eight  pownds  of  sd  ten  at  or  before  the  10th  of  may  next 
from  this  Date  &  forty  shillings  within  one  year  from  this  Date 
&  further  to  giue  bond  to  the  select  men  to  the  sum  of  twenty 
pownds  to  repaier  said  fulling  mill  betwene  this  &  the  first  of 


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may  next  &  to  keepe  sd  mill  in  good  repaire  fiue  yeare  next 
insuing  may  next  aforesaid :  &  also  to  full  cloth  well  workman 
like  &  as  cheap  as  any  other  mill  in  the  Colony — Joseph  Dewey 
hath  cleared  the  aboue  obligation. 

at  a  legall  town  Meeting  held  in  Colchester  October  the  It : 
1711 — the  town  Considering  the  great  nesessety  of  a  schole 
haue  Chosen  a  Comitie  to  manage  that  afaire  to  finish  the  frame 
of  a  howse  that  Capt  gilbert  hath  set  up  which  stands  neare 
the  meeting  hows :  Capt  gilbert  haueing  giuen  the  sd  frame  to 
the  town  :  with  the  stones  that  are  thare  reseruing  the  chamber 
to  himself  which  he  the  sd  Capt  Gilbert  is  to  finish  on  his  own 
charg :  also  sd  gilbert  shall  haue  Liberty  to  make  use  of  said 
hows  on  sabath  days :  Capt  Gilbert  John  Chapman  sener  Na- 
thaniell  Lomis  Nathaniell  kellogg  ware  chosen  for  the  Comitie 
to  manage  the  afaire  abouesd  &  also  to  hire  a  schoolmaster  as 
spedy  as  thay  Can  Conueniently  for  this  winter — at  the  meet- 
ing abouesaid  the  town  granted  unto  William  Roberds  Junr 
twenty  &  one  acres  of  Land  as  it  Lyeth  Joyninge  to  the  land 
which  he  sd  Roberts  bought  of  Joseph  Dewey  on  the  south  & 
Comon  or  undeuided  Land  North  west  on  the  high  way :  east 
to  run  one  hundred  &  sixty  rods  he  the  said  Roberds  paying 
twelue  pownds  in  mony  to  the  townsmen  for  the  use  of  the 
town — at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  town  granted  unto  Nathan- 
iell foot  the  improuemt  of  the  town  hoome  lot  that  lyeth  Joyn- 
ing  to  Josiah  foots  home  lot  so  long  as  thay  do  not  se  cause  to 
improue  it  other  waise — further  the  town  Chose  Sergt  prat  & 
Nathaniell  kellog  to  lay  out  a  high  way  for  a  Country  way  or 
Rhoad  from  the  north  end  of  the  town  unto  Jeremiahs  reuer  & 
make  return  to  the  towne. 

Artecles  of  Agrement  Betwen  John  Stubins  &  Daniell  Stu- 
bins  &  Charles  hill  &  Samul  waler  &  Joshua  hemsted  &  Joshua 
wheler  as  Comoners  in  a  tract  of  Land  in  the  Township  of 
Colchester  as  thay  alegg :  the  one  partie  &  the  Comittie  for 
Colchester  wth  The  Inhabetants  of  ye  same  Colchester  the 


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other  partie  which  is  as  followeth  (viz)  1  rst  all  yt  tract  of  land 
yt  ye  abouesd  partie  (viz)  John  Stubins  Daniell  Stubins  Joshua 
hemsted  Samuel  waler  &  Joshua  wheler:  Do  hearby  guie  & 
throw  up  all  ye  Right  &  title  yt  thay  haue  in  ye  abouesd  tract 
of  Land  yt  is  to  say  all  &  euery  part  of  all  the  land  thay  the 
abouesaid  persons  (viz)  the  aforenamed  partie  hath  a  good 
Right  &  a  lawfull  title  unto,  in  Consideration  of  which  the  Co- 
mittie  Abouesd  for  Colchester  with  the  Inhabetants  Doth  agree 
yt  ye  sd"  partie  shall  haue  such  a  Nomber  of  home  lots  acord- 
ing  to  thair  proportion :  of  land  within  ye  Township  Contain- 
ing By  Estemation  about  ye  quantetie  of  Eight  Miles  Square, 
yt  is  eight  Mile  euery  way  &  also  an  equall  proportion  acord- 
ing  to  the  Nomber  of  home  lots  In  the  whole  township  :  which 
shall  Be  deuided  acording  to  Such  Rules  already  Agreed  upon. 
&  such  as  thall  Be  agreed  upon.  Thay  Now  faling  in  with  vs 
for  the  promoting  of  the  town  :  &  Carieing  on  town  afairs  & 
thay  are  to  be  freed  from  Purchasing  any  other  Land  within  ye 
township  of  Colchester  exsepting  yt  tract  of  Land  thay  haue  a 
good  &  lawfull  title  unto :  &  ye  one  half  of  thair  home  lota 
With  the  other  Deuisions  wch  shall  be  aloted  to  them  shall  be 
free  from  charges  (viz)  town  charges  for  seauen  years  from  this 
Date :  untill  such  time  as  thay  shall  sell  all  or  a  part  or  setell 
Inhabetants  on  sd  Land:  &  the  other  half  forthwith  To  Be 
setled  &  bare  &  pay  equall  proportion  of  town  charges  with  the 
Rest .  of  the  Inhabetants .  which  Charges  shall  Be  Raised  or 
leuyed  as  thay  shall  Put  Inhabetants  there .  yt  is  to  say  for  that 
part  or  half  whare  there  is  Liberty  for  the  seauen  years  aboue- 
said :  &  we  the  abouesd  parties  haue  Agreed  as  abouesd  as 
witnes  our  hands  this  21t  Day  of  Nouembr:  ano  :  Dom — one 
thousand  Seauen  hundred  &  one — In  the  presents  of  these  Wit- 
neses  Jonathan  hill  Shubaiell  Rowlee —  (Signed) 

John  Stubins  Daniell  Stubins  d  his  Mark  Charles  hill  Sam- 
uell  Waller  Joshua  hemsted  Joshua  Wheler — 

John  Eliot  Samuell  Northam  Nathaniell  foot  Micaiell  Tain- 
tor  Comittie  for  Colchester. 
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To  All  Christian  people  to  whome  these  presents  shall  Cora : 
Micaiell  Taintor  John  Skiner  and  John  Bulkley  send  greeting : 
whearas  ye  proprietors  of  ye  town  of  Colchester  in  ye  county 
of  hartford  in  ye  colony  of  Conetecut  Did  at  a  meeting  October 
the  23d:  1717  :  voate  &  agree  to  Releas  unto  ye  Reuerand  mr 
peter  thacher  of  milton  in  ye  County  of  sufolk  in  ye  prouinc  of  the 
masachusets  bay  in  N:  england  :  all  thair  Right  title  &  Intrest 
in  &  to  a  certain  tract  of  Land :  included  in  his  Claime  within 
the  said  township  of  Colchester  obtained  by  a  deed  from  capt 
mason  :  &  whearas  ye  sd  proprietors  Did  at  ye  meeting  aforesd 
chuse  &  apoynt  us  ye  abouementioned  Micaiell  Taintor  John 
skiner  &  John  bulkey  in  thair  name  &  behalf  to  giue  a  deed  of 
Releas  of  sd  Land  unto  the  sd  peter  thacher  therefore  know  ye 
yt  we  the  said  Micaiell  Taintor  Jno  skiner  &  John  bulkley  for 
&  in  Consideration  of  ye  sum  of  twenty  &  flue  ponnds  in  hand 
well  &  truly  paid  before  the  ensealing  &  Deliuery  of  these 
presents :  ye  Receipt  wherof  to  full  satisfaction  we  do  hearby 
acknoleg  haue  giuen  granted  bargained  sold  aliened  Remited  & 
released  quited  claime  &  confirmed  &  by  these  presents  Do 
fully  freely  clearly  &  absolutely  giue  grant  bargain  sell  alien 
enfeoff  Remise  Release  quit  claim  &  confirm  unto  ye  said  mr 
peter  thacher  in  his  full  quiat  &  peacable  posestion  &  siezuer 
now  being  &  to  his  heirs  and  asigns  for  euer  all  ye  estate  Right 
title  Intrest  share  posestion  proportion  Inheretance  property 
Reuertion  Remainder  claim  &  demand  wt  soeuer :  which  we  ye 
ed  Micaiell  Taintor  Jno  bulkley  &  Jno  skiner  &  ye  proprietors 
of  ye  township  of  Colchester  euer  had  now  haue  or  wch  we  or 
thay  or  our  or  thair  heigrs  &  asines  in  time  to  Com :  can  may 
might  should  or  in  any  wise  ought  to  haue  or  claim  of  in  &  to 
ye  tract  of  Land  abouesaid  which  is  butted  &  bounded  as  fol- 
loweth  (viz)  begining  at  a  mapell  tree  near  the  pond  &  runing 
from  thenc  westerly  to  a  white  oak  tre  standing  about  twenty 
Rods  southerly  of  n :  london  old  Rhoad :  &  from  thenc  Runing 
northeasterly  to  labanon  line  &  from  thenc  Runing  to  norwich 


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southwest  line  &  from  thenc  to  the  mapele  tre  aforesd.  with  all 
ye  preueleges  Comoditise  hereditements  emoloments  &  apurte- 
nances  wtsouer  thareof  or  thareunto  belonging  to  haue  &  to 
hold  All  &  singuler  ye  aboue  granted  &  Released  premeses 
with  ye  appurtenances  &  euery  part  &  parcell  thareof  unto  ye 
sd  mr  peter  thacher  &  to  his  heigrs  &  asigns  for  euer  to  his  & 
thair  own  sole  &  proper  benefit  &  Behouf  from  hencforth  &  for 
euer  more  peacably  &  quiatly  without  any  maner  of  Reclaim 
chaling  contradiction  of  us  Micaiell  Taintor  John  skiner  John 
bulkley  or  any  of  ye  proprioters  of  Colchester  aforesaid  our  & 
thair  heirs  or  asigns  &  without  any  acoumlt  Reckoning  or  areer 
tharefor :  to  be  guien  Rendered  or  Don  in  time  to  Com  to  us 
or  them  so  yt  neighther  we  the  sd  Micaiell  Taintor  Jno  skiner 
Jno  bulkley  nor  any  of  ye  proprioters  of  Colchester  aforesd  our 
or  thair  heirs  or  asigns  or  any  other  person  or  persons :  for  us 
or  them  or  in  our  names  Right  or  stead  shall  or  will  by  any 
wais  or  means  hearafter  haue,  claim,  chaling,  demand  any  estat 
Right  title  Intrest  of  in  &  to  ye  premeses  or  any  part  or  parcell 
tharof  but  of  &  from  all  euery  action  of  Right  estate  Right  title 
Intrest  claim  &  Demand  of  in  &  to  ye  premeses  &  euery  part 
&  parcell  tharof  we  &  thay  &  euery  of  ym  shall  be  uterly  ex- 
cluded &  Debared  by  these  presents  :  in  witnes  wharof  we  haue 
set  hearunto  our  hands  &  seals  this  twenty-third  day  of  October 
one  thousand  seauen  hundred  &  seauenteen  : 

Wheras  ms  Elizabeth  willson  of  hartford,  Claiming  Vnder 
ebenezer  Colman :  who  is  one  of  the  proprioters  abouemen- 
tioned :  hath  a  certain  tract  of  Land  Included  Within  the 
abouementioned  Release  :  Containing  about  eighty  acres :  & 
she  Not  haueing  thrown  up  the  same :  It  is  to  be  understood 
that  we  ye  aboue  mentioned  Micaiell  Taintor  John  skiner  & 
Jno  bulkley  Do  exsept  ye  sd  grant  &  Do  not  by  these  Prisents 
Releas  ye  same  to  ye  aboue  mentioned  mr  thacher : 

MICAIELL  TAINTOR. 

JOHN  BULKLEY. 

JOHN  SKINER. 


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Memorandum  yt  on  ye  7th  Day  of  Janewary  :  1717=18  : 
Micaiell  Taintor  within  named  personally  apeared  before  me 
ye  subscriber  one  of  his  Majests  Justices  of  ye  peace  for  the 
County  of  hartfoi'd  &  frely  acknoleged  ye  within  Instrumt  to 
be  his  volentary  act  &  Deed  : 

JOSHUA  RIPLEY. 

mr  Jno  Bulkley  &  Jno:  Skiner  within  Named  personally 
appeared  in  Colchester  ye  day  &  year  within  written  &  acknol- 
eged the  within  written  Instrument  to  be  thair  fre  &  volentary 
aet  &  Deed  Before  me  MICAIELL  TAINTOR, 

Justice  of  peace. 

Recorded  Janey :  7th  1717=18. 

"  To  All  Christian  Peopell  to  whome  these  shall  Com  Greet- 
ing Whearas  the  inhabetants  of  the  town  of  Colechester  In  the 
Countie  of  Newlondon  in  her  Majesties  Colonie  of  Conetecot 
In  Newengland  in  Americia  haveing  formerly  invited  ye  rev- 
rant  Mr  John  Bulkley  Junr  to  Com  settell  &  labor  in  ye  work 
of  ye  Minestry  of  the  Gospell  among  them  &  for  his  Incor- 
agement  so  to  do  haueing  layd  out  &  exspended  a  Considera- 
bell  Charg  towards  The  beulding  an  hows  for  him  on  his  own 
land  in  the  sd  tawn  :  That  is  to  say  ye  frameing  raising  &  Cou- 
ering  the  hows  Makeing  a  Seller  under  it  &  beulding  the  chim- 
nies  &c :  &  ye  sd  John  bulkley  hath  Acordingly  Com  &  settled 
&  now  for  ye  space  of  som  years  past  Labored  in  the  work  of 
the  ministry  of  ye  gospell  as  aforesd  among  them  :  In  Consider- 
ation hearof  the  inhabetants  of  the  sd  town  haue  on  ye  26th 
Day  of  June  last  past  unanemusly  agreed  &  pased  an  act 
whearby  thay  haue  frely  Giuen  ye  whole  exspence  &  charg 
laid  out  by  them  on  ye  sd  hows  to  ye  sd  John  bulkely  &  to  his 
heirgrs  &  Asignes  for  euer  &  also  haue  Nomenated  &  apoynted 
&  Authorize  vs  Joseph  chamberlin  shubaiell  Rowlee  &  John 
skiner  inhabetants  &  for  the  present  year  select  Men  for  the 
sd  town  in  thair  name  &  behalf  to  make  a  deed  for  ye  Confirm- 
ation of  ye  sd  gift  to  ye  sd  John  bulkley  as  by  ye  regester  of 


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ye  town  May  More  fully  Apear — Now  know  ye  yt  we  ye  sd 
Joseph  Chamberlin  shubaiell  Rowlee  &  John  skiner  inhabe- 
tants &  for  this  present  Select  men  of  the  town  Aforesaid  haue 
Acording  to  ye  trust  reposed  in  us  &  Authorise  giuen  to  us  an 
aforesd  in  ye  name  &  behalf  of  all  ye  inhabetants  of  the  town 
aforesaid  &  for  them  thair  heigrs  executors  &  adminestrators  & 
sucksesors  frely  Giuen  Granted  &  pased  ouer  &  do  by  these 
presence  frely  Giue  grant  &  pass  ouer  all  ye  exspence  &  Charg 
laid  out  by  them  &  euery  of  them  upon  the  hows  aforesaid  & 
the  hows  thereby  so  far  erected  &  Acomplished :  unto  ye  sd 
John  bulkly  &  to  his  heigrs  &  asigns  for  euer  to  haue  &  to  hold 
the  same  to  him  ye  sd  John  bulkley  &  to  his  heigrs  &  Asignes 
to  his  &  thair  own  propper  use  &  behoof  for  euer  &  for  ye  full 
Confirmation  hearof  we  ye  Aboue  Named  select  men  do  by 
these  presence  Covinent  &  promice  to  &  with  ye  sd  John  bulk- 
ley  that  we  haue  Good  Right  &  lawfull  Athoritie  in  &  for  ye 
premeses  &  yt  therefore  he  ye  sd  John  bulkley  &  his  heigrs  & 
asigns  shall  haue  &  hold  the  sd  hows  to  him  them  &  euery  of 
them  &  to  his  &  thair  own  proper  use  &  behoof  from  ye  day 
of  ye  Date  hearof  foreuer  without  any  claime  demand  or  other 
molestation  or  disturbance  of  or  from  any  of  ye  inhabetants  of 
ye  Town  aforesd  or  of  or  from  any  of  them  thair  heigrs  exec- 
utors or  adminestrators  or  sucksesors  or  any  other  person  or 
persons  claiming  by  from  or  under  them  or  any  of  them  on  ye 
acounbt  of  ye  premeses  or  any  part  or  parsell  thareof  for  euer 
&  all  &  euery  ye  inhabetentc  Aforesd  &  thair  heigrs  executors 
adminestrators  Asignes  &  sucksesors  shall  &  will  at  all  times 
allow  warrant  &  defend  the  same — In  testimony  whareof  we 
haue  set  to  our  names  &  affixed  our  seals  in  Colechester  aforesd 
on  ye  28  of  October  :  anno  Domi  1706. 

SHOBIAELL  ROWLEE 
JOSEPH  CHAMBEKLIN. 
JOHN  SKINER. 
Witnes  JONATHAN  GILLET. 


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The  Aboue  Named  Shubaiell  Rowlee  Joseph  charaberlin  & 
John  Skiner  personally  Appeared  this  28th  of  octobr  1706  & 
acknoliged  the  aboue  written  instrument  To  be  thair  own  fre 
&  volentary  act  &  deed  Before  Me 

MICAIELL  TAINTOR 
her  Majesties  Justice  of  ye  peace  for  Colechester. 

"  To  all  Christian  peopell  to  whome  these  shall  Com  greet- 
ing know  yee  that  I  william  shipman  of  Colechester  in  the 
Colonie  of  Conettecott  in  newengland  in  Consideration  of  the 
sum  of  fiueteene  pownds  in  mony  to  me  already  secured  as  also 
for  Diuers  other  good  Causes  mouinge  Me  thereunto  haue  bar- 
gained sold  alleinated  &  do  by  These  presenc  Make  ouer .  unto 
timothy  phelps  son  of  Capt  Timothy  phelps  of  Windsor  in  the 
County  of  hartford  in  the  Colonie  Aforesaid :  one  thousand 
acor  right  in  a  sertain  track  or  parsell  of  land  which  was  Giuen 
by  the  Indian  Called  Joshua  unto  sundry  persons  in  the  town 
of  saybrook  &  Confirmed  by  the  generall  Court  unto  those 
persons :  &  those  legatees  in  Joshuas  will  of  saybrook  afore- 
said haueing  proseded  in  laying  out  som  of  those  lands  in  order 
to  settell  a  towne  there  :  I  the  aforesaid  william  shipman  haue- 
ing a  thre  thousand  acer  right  in  the  aforesaid  lands  haue  thre 
home  lots  layd  out  to  me  thare  :  one  of  the  said  home  lots  as 
it  lieth  on  the  east  side  of  the  street  of  the  Town  plot  &  is  in 
bredth  forty  &  thre  rods :  the  length  &  whose  land  it  Joyns  to 
on  the  sides  May  be  more  perticqlerly  seene  in  the  Map  or 
draught  of  the  proseedings  of  the  legatees  aforesaid  I  the 
Aforesaid  William  Shipman  haue  sold  unto  timothy  phelpg 
aforesaid  as  also  one  thousand  acer  right  belonging  to  said  home 
lott — furthermore  I  the  said  william  shipman  do  Asert  my 
Right  &  titell  &  intrest  in  the  land  aforesaid  &  do  hearby 
Confirm  unto  timothy  phelps  aforesaid  his  heigrs  executors 
Adminestrators  or  asigns  the  home  lott  of  forty  &  thre  rods 
wide  &  lying  on  the  east  side  of  the  street  as  aforesaid :  &  the 
one  thousand  Acer  right  aforesaid  —  &  I  do  Athorise  the 


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Aforesaid  timothy  phelps  his  heigrs  or  Asigns  to  take  posestion 
of  the  horaelott  Aforesaid  :  &  also  to  take  all  other  deuisions  of 
land  belonging  to  A  thousand  Acer  Right  as  they  shall  fall  & 
I  do  inuest  him  or  them  with  all  the  preueliges  &  Apurtenan- 
ces  belonging  to  a  thousand  acer  right  as  much  as  I  myself 
Could  haue :  &  to  act  in  all  Matters  in  deuiding  of  lands  &  in 
settelment  of  the  plantation  as  I  Could  do  in  a  thousand  Acer 
right — furthermore  I  the  Aforesaid  william  shipman  do  bind 
My  self  My  heigrs  exseckotors  Adminestrators  to  secure  unto 
timothy  phelps  his  heigrs  exseckotors  Adminestrators  or  Asigns 
the  thousand  acer  right  Aforesaid  from  any  other  gift  grant 
Morgage  dowrie  thirds  or  any  incumberanc  of  law  whatsoeuer 
for  the  Confirmation  of  the  premeses  I  the  aforesaid  William 
Shipman  do  sett  to  my  hand  &  seal  this  tenth  day  of  Aprell 
one  thousand  seauen  hundred  &  fiue. 

Signed  sealed  in  the  presenc  of  us  Micaiell  Taintor  Thomas 
Inghamk. 

his 

WILLIAM  W  SHIPMAN. 
Mark 

William  Shipman  personally  appeared  this  tenth  day  of 
Aprell  one  thousand  seauen  hundred  &  fiue  &  acknoliged  the 
aboue  written  Instrument  To  be  his  own  volentary  act  &  deed 
before  Me  ' 

MICAIELL  TAINTOR  Justice  of  Peace." 

"  1701  Samuell  Lomis  hath  granted  a  home  Lott  &  Layd 
out  in  bredth  21  rods:  in  Length  one  hundred  &  sixty  rods : 
bounded  south  on  John  Skiners  home  lott  west  &  North  on 
highwais  east  on  the  Comons — further  Granted  to  Samuell 
Loomis  meadow  swomp  &  upland  in  the  lew  of  meadow  seauen- 
teene  akeres  bounded  north  on  Joseph  pumeries  land  east  on 
the  Commons  south  on  land  of  shubaiell  Rowlees  west  on  the 
lots  in  stebins  his  meadow  also  sixty  akers  of  vpland  Called 


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first  devision  land  laid  out  on  the  hill  Culled  Carriers  hill 
bounded  north  on  Land  of  John  Skiners  south  on  land  of  John 
Addams  senr  east  &  west  on  the  Commons  " — 

"  May  1702  granted  &  layd  out  unto  Thomas  Skiner  a  home 
lot  in  length  one  hundred  &  sixty  Rods  in  bredth  21  rods 
bounded  east  by  the  street  North  by  John  waters  his  home  lot 
west  on  the  Comons — further  thomas  skiner  hath  granted  & 
layd  out  for  his  first  Deuision  sixty  Akers  Joyning  to  Micaiell 
Tantors  land  on  the  southeast  side  on  the  east  side  of  the  littell 
Meadow  bounded  It  by  a  run  of  water  by  Micaiell  Taintors 
land  so  runeth  westerly  by  sd  tantor  &  the  high  way  one  hun- 
dred &  thirty  &  eight  Rods  to  bounds  set  by  the  highway  *  * 

To  all  people  to  whome  these  presenc  shall  Com  Joseph 
Chamberlin  of  the  Towne  of  Colechester  in  the  Countie  of 
hartford  in  har  Majesties  Colonie  of  Conettecot  in  New  eng- 
land  sendeth  greeting  know  ye  that  the  sd  Joseph  Chamber- 
lin for  &  in  Consideration  of  the  sum  of  nineteen  pownds  Cur- 
rant Mony  well  &  truly  payd  or  legally  secuerd  to  be  payd 
from  samuell  dickerson  of  the  town  of  hadley  in  the  Countie 
of  hamshier  in  har  Majesties  prouince  of  the  Masachusets  in 
Newengland  aforsd  *  *  *  *  &  lastly  that  he  the  said  Joseph 
Chamberlin  &  his  heigrs  shall  &  will  at  the  reasonabel  request 
&  at  the  propper  Cost  &  Charges  in  the  law  of  him  the  said 
Samuell  dickerson  his  heigrs  &  assignes  from  time  to  time 
make  due  perform  or  execute  or  Cause  to  be  made  don  per- 
formed &  executed  all  &  euery  such  further  grants  acts  &  as- 
suerences  in  the  law  for  the  further  better  &  more  perfect  insu- 
ering  &  suer  makeing  of  the  sd  before  bargained  land  &  prem- 
eses  unto  the  said  Samuell  dickerson  his  heigrs  &  assigns  for 
euer  acording  to  the  true  intent  &  Meaning  of  these  presence 
as  by  the  sd  Samuell  Dickerson  his  heigrs  or  asignes  or  his  or 
thair  Counsell  larned  in  the  law  shall  reasonabelly  be  deuised 
aduised  &  requiered  in  testimony  whareof  the  sd  Joseph 
Chamberlin  hath  hearunto  set  to  his  hand  &  seal  this  ninth 


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day  of  aprcll  in  the  eighth  year  of  the  Reign  of  our  souerran 
Lady  ann  :  of  england  Scotland  franc  &  lerland  Queen  &c — 
Anoqua  Domini  1709.  JOSEPH  CHAMBERLIN 

Signed  sealed  in  the  presence  of  vs  witneses  John  Day  Jo- 
seph pratt, 

Colchester  aprell  the  ninth  in  the  eighth  year  of  har  Maijes- 
ties  reigne  Anaqua  Domini  1709  the  aboue  named  Joseph 
Chamberlin  personally  appeared  before  me  the  subscriber  har 
Majesties  Justic  of  the  peac  for  the  County  of  hartford  &  ack- 
noliged  the  aboue  written  instrument  to  be  his  volentary  act  & 
Deed.  MICAIELL  TAINTOR  Justice  peac." 

To  All  Christian  People  to  whome  these  presents  Shall  Com 
greeting  know  yee  that  I  Micaiell  Taintor  of  the  towne  of 
Colchester  in  the  County  of  hartford  within  her  Majests  Col- 
ony of  Conettecot  in  Newengland  in  Consideration  of  thirty  & 
fiue  pownds  Curent  mony  to  me  well  &  truly  paid  by  Ms  abi- 
gaiel  Lord  Widow  of  the  town  of  hartford  of  the  County  & 
Colony  aforesd  tharwith  I  do  acknolig  my  self  fully  Satisfied 
&  Contented  &  by  these  presents  Do  exonerate  acquitt  &  dis- 
charge ye  Sd  abigaill  Lord  her  heigrs  executors,  adminestrs  for 
euer  by  these  presents  I  ye  sd  Micaiell  Taintor  with  ye  fre 
Consent  of  my  wife  mabell  Taintor  haue  giuen  granted  bar- 
gained Sold  aliened  Conueyed  &  Confirmed  &  by  these  pres- 
ents Do  fully  frely  &  absolutely  giue  Grant  bargain  Sell 
Conuey  &  Confirm  unto  her  heigrs  &  assines  foreuer  one  tract 
of  Land  Situat  Lying  &  being  in  ye  township  of  Colchester 
aforesd  &  south  easterly  of  a  pond  Called  the  Long  pond  which 
said  Land  is  Called  my  third  Deuision  &  is  laid  out  on  ye  west 
side  of  Lime  Rhoad  bounded  as  followeth :  (viz)  north  by  land 
of  Joshua  Whelers  South  with  land  Layd  out  to  Isreal  Wiat 
Now  belonging  to  ye  said  abigaill  Lord  easterly  with  undeui- 
ded  Land  west  With  ye  Brook  that  Corns  out  of  ye  aforesaid 
pond  the  length  east  &  west  is  one  hundred  &  sixty  Rods  the 


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bredth  north  &  south  is  one  hundred  Rods  being  in  estemation 
one  hundred  acres  be  ye  same  more  or  Less  to  haue  &  to  hold 
the  said  granted  premises  preueliges  Comodities  to  ye  same 
belonging  or  any  waise  appertaining  to  her  the  said  abigaill 
Lord  her  heigrs  executors  adminestratrs  &  assignes  for  euer  to 
her  &  their  own  proper  benefit  use  &  behouf  for  euer  &  I  ye 
sd  Micaiell  Taintor  for  me  my  heigrs  executors  adminestratrs 
Do  Couenant  promice  &  grant  to  &  with  ye  sd  abigaiell  Lord 
her  heigrs  &  assines  yt  before  &  at  ye  time  of  ye  ensealing  & 
deliuery  of  these  presents  I  am  ye  tru  sole  &  lawfull  owner 
of  ye  aboue  bargained  premeses  &  am  Lawfully  siezed  &  pos- 
essed  of  ye  same  in  mine  own  proper  Right  as  a  good  perfect 
&  absolute  estate  of  inheritance  in  fee  simple  &  haue  in  my 
self  good  right  full  power  &  Lawfull  athority  to  sell  Conuey  & 
Confirm  sd  granted  &  bargined  premeses  in  maner  as  abouesd 
&  yt  ye  sd  abigaill  Lord  her  heigrs  &  assines  shall  &  may  from 
time  to  time  &  at  all  times  for  euer  herafter  by  force  &  vertue 
of  thes  presents  Lawfuly  peacably  &  quiatly  haue  hold  use 
ocupie  posess  &  injoy  ye  sd  Demized  &  Bargained  premeses 
fre  &  Clear  &  (rely  &  Clearly  acquited  &  discharged  of  &  from 
all  &  all  maner  of  former  &  other  gifts  grants  bargains  Sales 
Leases  Mortgages  Wills  Inteiles  Joynters  Dowries  Judgments 
executions  Incomberences  furthermore  I  ye  Sd  Micaiell  Tain- 
tor  for  my  self  my  heigrs  executors  adminestratrs  Do  Coue- 
nant &  ingage  the  sd  Demized  &  bargined  premeses  to  her  ye 
sd  abigail  Lord  her  heigrs  &  assines  against  ye  Lawfull  Claims 
&  demands  of  any  person  or  persons  wtsoeuer  for  euer  hear- 
after  to  warrant  Secuer  &  defend  to  all  intents  &  purposes  of 
Law  wtsoeuer  In  witnes  hearof  I  ye  said  Micaiell  Taintor 
haue  hearunto  set  to  my  hand  &  seal  this  twenty  &  sixth  Day 
of  May  in  tweluth  year  of  her  majests  Reign  Anoqua  Dom- 
ini :  1713 —  MICAIELL  TAINTOR  L.  s. 

Signed  &  Sealed  in  the  presents  of  us  Witneses  Samuel 
Smith  Ebenezer  Mead — entered  on  record  the  Date  abouesaid. 


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May  26th :  1713  the  aboue  Named  Micaiell  Taintor  Ap- 
peared personally  in  hartford  &  acknoliged  the  aboue  written 
Instrument  to  be  his  fre  &  volentary  act  &  Deed  before  me 

SAMUEL  SMITH  Justice. 

To  All  Christian  people  to  whome  these  shall  Com  greeting 
know  ye  yt  William  Shipman  of  hebron  in  har  majesties  Col- 
onie  of  Conettecot  in  Newengland :  in  &  for  the  sum  of  fiue- 
teen  pownds  in  mony  already  secuered  &  I  do  declare  that  be- 
fore the  signing  &  sealing  hearof  I  am  tharewith  fully  satisfied 
&  contented :  from  Jacob  Root  of  Northhampton  in  the  County 
of  hamshier  in  the  prouince  of  the  masachustts  in  Newengland 
aforesd  haue  bargained  giuen  granted  sold  alliened  Conueyed 
&  Confirmed  &  by  these  do  fully  frely  &  absolutely  giue 
grant  bargin  sell  &  Conuey  &  Confirm  to  him  the  sd  Jacob 
Root  &  his  heigrs  &  assignes  for  euer  one  thousand  acre 
right  in  a  tract  of  land  which  was  giuen  by  the  indian  Called 
Joshua  unto  Sundry  persons  of  ye  town  of  saybrook  which  sd 
propriators  haue  proseeded  to  lay  out  homlots  on  sd  land  in 
order  to  the  selling  a  town  I  ye  sd  william  shipman  haue  sold 
one  of  sd  home  lots  as  it  lyeth  sittuat  in  ye  east  deuision  of 
homelots  being  in  length  eighty  rods :  in  bredth  sixty  &  two 
rods  bounding  north  on  the  homelot  of  Capt  Samuell  Jons  south 
on  mr  thomas  buckingham  east  on  a  high  way  &  west  on  an- 
other tear  of  lots  being  in  estemation  thirty  &  one  acres  be  it 
more  or  less  all  which  home  lot  &  euery  part  of  it  together 
with  the  thousand  acre  Right  belonging  to  it  I  do  bequeath 
make  ouer  &  conuey  &  Confirm  unto  ye  sd  Jacob  root  *  *  * 
in  witnes  whareof  I  the  sd  william  shipman  do  set  to  my  hand 
&  seal  this  24th  day  of  Jenwary  1705. 

his 

WILLIAM  M  SHIPMAN. 
mark 

william  shipman  personally  apeared  the  day  &  year  abouesd 


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&  acknoliged  the  aboue  written  instrument  to  be  his  fre  act  & 
deed  before  me  MICA'LL,  TAINTOK  Justice. 

Signed  sealed  &  deliuered  in  presence  of  thomas  day  James 
brown. 

"  To  all  people  to  whome  these  shall  Com  John  Clother  of 
Colchester  within  the  Countie  of  hartford  within  her  Majesties 
Colony  of  Conettecot  husbandman  sendeth  greeting  &c  :  know 
ye  that  I  the  sd  John  Clother  for  &  in  Consideration  of  the 
sum  of  seauenty  &  fiue  pownds  in  mony  to  me  in  hand  before 
the  insealing  hearof  well  &  truly  paid  by  thomas  allien  of  kil- 
lingley  in  the  County  of  Newlondon  in  the  abouesaid  Colony  in 
Newengland  yeoman  the  receipt  wharof  I  do  hearby  acknolig 
&  myself  tharewith  fully  satisfied  &  Contented  &  therof  & 
euery  part  &  parsell  tharof  do  exonerate  acquit  &  discharg  the 
said  thomas  allien  his  heigrs  executors  adminestrators  &  as- 
signes  for  euer  by  these  presents  haue  Giuen  granted  bargained 
sold  aliened  enfeefed  &  Confirmed  *  *  unto  the  said  thomas 
allien  his  haigrs  &  asigns  one  Mesuage  containing  one  mantion 
howse  with  thirty  &  fiue  acres  by  estemation  be  it  more  or  less 
of  upland  swomp  &  Arrable  ground  sd  premeses  sittuat  lying 
&  being  in  Colchester  *  *  *  in  witnes  wharof  I  ye  sd  John 
Clother  haue  hearto  set  my  hand  &  seall  this  twenty-first  day  of 
July  in  ye  year  of  our  lord  one  thousand  seaun  hundred  &  twelue 
&  in  ye  tenth  year  of  ye  reine  of  our  soueran  Lady  Ann  of 
great  brittain  Queen  defender  of  the  faith 

JOHN  CLOTHER. 

Signed  sealed  &  deliured  in  presents  of  vs 
James  brown  James  taylor  Isaac  Rowlee. 

July  25th:  1712  John  Clother  the  Granter  personally  ap- 
peared in  Colchester  before  me  the  subscriber  her  Majesties 
Justice  of  the  peace  for  the  County  of  hartford  &  acknoliged 
the  aboue  written  Instrument  to  be  his  fre  &  vollentary  act  & 
Deed  MICAIELL  TAINTOR  Justice  peace. 

Entered  on  Record  July  25th  :  1712." 


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"  These  Lines  signifie  that  I  bwanecoe  sachem  of  Mohegan 
son  of  vncas  Doe  Confirme  by  these  presenc  vnto  Danll  Mason 
son  of  Major  John  Mason  of  Norwich  a  tract  of  Land  lying 
on  the  east  side  of  a  pond  by  vs  Called  wongupsack  near  Land 
by  my  father  vncas  given  unto  Jeremiah  adams  of  hartford 
this  Land  I  say  is  by  me  Confirmed  unto  Danill  Mason  son  of 
Major  John  Mason  aboue  mentioned  to  him  the  sd  Danll  Ma- 
son his  heigrs  &  asignes  from  Me  my  heigrs  &  assignes  for 
euer :  that  Neighther  I  nor  any  by  My  Means  shall  disturb  or 
molest  the  sd  Mason  his  heigrs  or  Asignes  in  the  quiat  poses- 
tion  of  sd  Land  as  it  was  by  my  father  uncas  granted  unto  the 
sd  Major  John  Mason  &  by  him  Giuen  unto  the  sd  Danll  Ma- 
son :  the  boundaries  are  as  folio weth  :  from  a  Rock  by  the  sd 
pond  Running  Northward  twelue  scoar  Rods  bounded  west 
upon  the  pond  unto  a  tre  Marked  toward  the  Northward  end 
of  sd  pond  extending  eastward  ten  scoar  Rods  unto  two  Rocks 
Marked  O  M  which  are  the  Northeast  &  southeast  bounds  of 
sd  Land  with  thirty  acres  of  Meadow  lying  eastward  of  sd 
Land  all  which  Land  &  Meadow  I  do  hearby  Confirm  unto 
the  sd  Darnell  Mason  as  aboue  sd  unto  which  I  haue  set  my 
hand  &  stall  this  first  day  of  October  in  the  year  sixteen  hund- 
red &  ninetie  &  two :  witnes  my  hand  &  seal : 

the  Mark  of  OANECO 

witnes  John  Mason  &  John  Mason  son  of  Samull  Mason. 
oaneco  Apeared  &  acknoliged  the  aboue  writen  instrument 
before  me  the  date  aboue  Mentioned :  Samull  Mason  asistnt. 
entered  on  Record  febey  25  :  1708-9 — 

u  To  Ail  Christian  People  to  whome  these  shall  Com  John 
More  &  Joshua  More  both  of  Newlondon  in  the  Colony  of 
Conetecot  send  Greeting  know  ye  That  for  &  in  Considera- 
tion of  the  sum  of  fourteene  pownds  in  Corent  mony  Receaued 
of  &  from  Noah  Weles  of  Lime  in  sd  Colonie  the  receit  whar- 
of  the  sd  John  More  &  Joshua  More  Doth  acknolig  &  thare- 


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upon  acquite  &  discharg  the  sd  Noah  Welles  his  heigrs  & 
Asigns  foreuer  :  haue  Giuen  granted  bargined  &  sold  alienated 
enfefued  &  Confirmed  &  by  these  presenc  ye  sd  John  More  & 
Joshua  More  Do  for  them  Selues  thair  heigrs  executors  &  ad- 
minestrators  Clearly  &  absolutely  Giue  grant  Bargin  sell  enfefe 
&  Confirm  unto  the  sd  Noah  Welles  his  heairs  &  Asignes  for 
euer  a  sertain  tract  &  parsell  of  Land  situate  in  the  township 
of  Colechester  in  sd  Colonie  which  is  the  full  half  of  one-sixth 
part  of  a  tract  of  land  Giuen  by  uncas  Late  sachem  of  Mohe- 
gen  to  John  &  Daniell  Stubins  of  New  london  &  bounded  as 
by  uncas  his  deed  sheweth  the  which  half  of  sd  sixth  part  the 
sd  John  &  Joshua  More  hath  by  Deed  from  John  &  Daniell 
Stubins  aforesd  bareing  Date  Jenewary  the  sixtenth  one  thou- 
sand six  hundred  ninety  eight  nine  &  the  sd  John  More  & 
Joshua  More,  doth  promice  Couenant  Grant  to  &  with  the  sd 
Noah  Welles  his  heigrs  &  Asignes  that  they  are  the  true  law- 
full  owner  of  the  premeses  at  the  time  of  the  insealing  hearof 
&  haue  Good  right  full  power  to  dispose  of  the  same  to  ye  sd 
noah  Welles  his  heigrs  &  Asignes  for  euer  &  the  said  Noah 
Welles  his  heigrs  &  Asignes  shall  &  may  from  time  to  time  & 
at  all  times  hearafter  foreuer  peacabely  &  quiatly  haue  hold 
use  posess  &  injoy  the  aboue  bargined  premeses  with  all  the 
preueliges  &  apurtenences  thereunto  belonging  to  ye  sole  ben- 
efit &  behoofe  of  ye  said  Noah  Welles  his  heigrs  &  Asigne.s 
for  euer  without  Any  lett  hinderanc  Molestation  or  objection 
of  them  the  sd  John  More  Joshua  More  their  heigrs  executor.-" 
admin'tors  or  any  person  or  persons  whatsoeuer  by  means  of 
any  of  us — In  witnes  whareof  The  sd  John  &  Joshua  More 
haue  set  to  thair  hands  &  seals  this  5th  Day  of  June  1706 

JOHX  MORE 
JOSHUA  MORE 

signed  sealed  in  the  presenc  of  vs  John  hough  Carye  La- 
tham 

October  22d  1706 — John  More  &  Joshua  More  personally 


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appeared  &  acknoliged  the  aboue  instrument  to  be  thair  act  & 
Deed  Before  me  DANIKLL  WITHERLE  Asistant 

entered  on  Record  ye  same  Date  abouesd"  (by  Micaiell 
Taintor  Recorder) 

To  All  Christian  people  to  whome  these  shall  Com  Greeting 
Know  Yee  That  I  Joshua  Fairbanks  of  the  towne  of  Wren- 
turn  within  her  Majsts  prouince  of  the  Masachusets  Bay  in 
New  england  in  Consideration  of  a  Vallewable  Sum  of  Mony 
to  me  well  &  truly  paid  by  Robert  Ransom  of  The  towne  of 
Colchester  in  the  County  of  hartford  within  her  Majes'ts  Colony 
of  Conetecot  in  New  england  aforesaid  tharwith  I  do  acknolig 
My  Self  Satisfied  Contented  &  paid  By  these  presents  haue 
Giuen  granted  Bargined  Sold  Asined  set  ouer  &  Confirmed  & 
by  these  presents  do  for  My  self  my  heigrs  executors  &  ad- 
minest'rs  fully  frely  &  absolutely  Asigne  set  ouer  &  Confirm 
unto  the  said  Robert  Ransom  &  to  his  heigrs  &  assigns  for 
euer  all  my  Right  title  Intrest  in  &  to  ye  Lands  mentioned  in 
the  Deed  from  Benjamin  Skiner  on  the  other  side  I  say  I  do 
fully  frely  Assine  set  ouer  unto  him  the  said  Robert  Ransom 
his  heigrs  &  assines  the  afores  said  Right  &  euery  part  thareof 
as  it  is  thare  mentioned  as  much  as  I  my  self  Could  haue  in 
witnes  hearof  I  the  Said  Joshua  fairbanks  haue  set  to  my  hand 
&  seal  this  third  Day  of  Nouemb'r  in  the  tweluth  year  of  her 
Majestis  Reigne  Ano :  Domini:  1713 — 

JOSHUA  FAIRBANKS 
Signed  Sealed  &  Delivered  in  the 

presents  of  Vs  Witness     James  Newton  Micaiell  Taintor 

entered  on  Record  the  4th  :  Nouembr:  1713 

Nouemb  ye  4th:  1713:  Joshua  fairbanks  the  G ranter  ap- 
peared in  Colchester  before  me  the  subscriber  one  of  her  Maj- 
esties Justices  of  the  peace  for  the  County  of  hartford  & 
acknoliged  the  aboue  Written  Instrument  to  be  his  fre  &  volen- 
tary  act  &  Deed  Micaiell  Taintor  Justice  peace — 


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To  All  People  to  whome  these  shall  Coin  Left  Jiimes  harrls 
of  Colchester  in  ye  County  of  hartford  in  \\\s  Majestis  Colony 
of  Conettecut  sends  Greeting  &c  know  ye  yt  I  ye  sd  James 
harris  for  diners  good  Causes  &  Considerations  me  hearunto 
moueing  but  more  espestialy  for  &  In  Consideration  of  ye 
erecting  &  beulding  a  meeting  hows  for  ye  publick  worship  of 
god :  within  ye  new  parrish  partly  in  Colchester,  &  partly  in 
ye  township  of  Lyme :  Comonly  Called  new  salem :  haue 
giuen  granted  aliened  enfeofed  and  Confirmed :  &  by  these 
presents  do  fully  Clearly  &  absolutely  giue  grant  alien  enfeoff 
Conuey  &  Confirm  unto  Left  Jno  holmes  Sergt  thomas  Jones 
&  mr  pelatiah  bliss  all  of  Colchester  aforesd :  as  feffees  in 
trust:  unto  them  thair  heirs  Executors  &  adm'tes  &c=for 
euer  as  fees  in  trust  one  Certain  tract  or  parsell  of  Land  : 
Containing  by  Estemation  two  acers  for  ye  uses  hearafter  men- 
tioned &  for  no  other  use  or  end  Sd  Land  lying  &  being  in  ye 
township  of  Colchester  aforesd  ;  &  within  sd  parrish  ;  &  is 
butted  &  bounded  as  followeth  (viz)  begining  at  a  white  oake 
tree :  being  ye  sowwest  Corner  bounds  :  sd  tre  standing  In  ye 
deuiding  line  betwixt  Colchester  &  lyme  :  &  markt  on  thre 
sids  form  thenc  Runing  east  in  ye  deuiding  line  to  a  walnut 
tre  markt  with  a  heap  of  stones  about  it  which  is  a  bound 
markt  tre  betwen  Colchester  &  Lyme  from  thenc  Runing  Due 
north  by  land  of  ye  sd  James  harrises  to  a  stake  &  heap  of 
stones :  to  Mr.  bliss  his  land  :  then  Runing  westerly  by  sd  blises 
land  to  a  stake  &  stones  standing  Due  north  from  ye  first  men- 
tioned white  oake  tree  the  abuesd  tract  of  Land  Lying  west 
about  twelue  or  fifteen  Rods  from  ye  hows  of  James  haris 
Jun'r  to  haue  &  to  hold  ye  sd  giuen  &  granted  premises  to 
them  their  hi  era  executors  &  adminest'rs  for  euer  to  them  ye 
sd  Jno  holms  thomas  Jones  &  pelatiah  bliss  as  flees  in  trust ;  to 
hold  for  the  use  of  ye  abouesd  parrish  for  ye  beulding  of  a 
prisbeterian  meeting  hows,  &  for  a  buering  place  &  for  A  train- 
ing field  :  the  abouesd  meeting  hows  to  be  beult  for  the  In- 
habitants tharein  to  worship  god  in  ye  prisbeterian  faith  :  fur- 


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thermore  I  ye  sd  James  Harris  do  for  my  self  my  heirs  Exec- 
utors &  admins'trs  Couen't  promice  &  grant  to  &  with  ye  sd 
Jno  holms  thomas  Jones  &  pelatiah  bliss  thair  heirs  Ex- 
ecut'r  &  admines'te  :  yt  before  ye  ensealing  hearof  I  am  ye  true 
Sole  &  lawfull  owner  of  ye  aboue  giuen  &  granted  premeses 
&  am  Lawfully  sizsed  &  posesed  of  ye  same  in  mine  own 
proper  Right  as  a  good  perfect  &  absolute  estate  of  Inhere- 
tants  in  fee  simple  :  &  haue  in  my  self  good  right  &  lawfull 
athorety  to  giue  Grant  &  dispose  of  ye  same  in  maner  as 
abouesd  &  yt  thay  ye  said  John  holms  thomas  Jones  &  plata- 
tiah  bliss  shall  &  may  from  time  to  time  &  at  all  times  foreuer 
hearafter  peacably  &  quiatly  haue  hold  use  ocupie  posess  & 
Injoy  the  aboue  demised  &  granted  premeses  for  ye  usees  & 
ends  abouementioned  for  euer  hearafter  fre  &  Clear  from  all 
Incomberances  whatsoeuer:  &  for  euer  to  warrant  &  defend 
the  aboue  giuen  &  granted  premeses  against  ye  lawfull  Claims 
&  demands  of  any  person  or  persons  whomesoeuer  :  In  wit- 
nes  hearof  I  ye  said  James  harris  haue  hearunto  set  my  hand 
&  seal  this  tenth  Day  of  Nouember  in  the  thirteenth  year  of 
his  Majestis  Reign  George  of  great  brittain  King  &c ;  &  in  ye 
year  of  our  lord  god  1726  :  JAMES  HARRIS  (sel) 

Signed  sealed  &  deliuered  Tn  the 

presence  of  vs —  James  Tredway  Daniell  Galusiab 

Recorded  december  12th:  1726 — 

Colchester  Decemb'r  ye  12th  1726 — then  Left  James  harris- 
the  Granter  &  subscriber  personally  appeared  before  me  the 
underwrighter  &  acknoleged  the  aboue  written  Instrument  to 
be  his  free  &  vollehtary  act  &  deed — 

Micaiell  Taintor  Justice  of  ye  Peace 

To  All  Christian  People  to  whome  these  shall  Com  greeting 
know  ye  yt  I  Micaiell  Taintor  of  Colchester  in  ye  County  of 
hartford  within  his  Majestis  Colony  of  Conettecut  In  New  eng- 
land :  in  &  for  ye  Consideration  of  eighty  pounds  Curent 
money  to  me  in  hand  paid  or  sccuered  to  be  paid  from  Richard 
7* 


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Robins  of  wethr'field  in  the  County  &  Colony  aforesd  thare- 
with  I  acknoleg  myself  fully  satisfied  &  Contented  &  by  these 
presents  do  exonerate  &  acquit  ye  sd  Richard  Robins  his  heirs 
executors  &  adminis'trs  for  euer  by  these  presents  haue  giuen 
granted  bargained  sold  aliened  enfeoffed  Conueyed  &  Confirmed 
&  by  these  presents  do  fully  frely  &  absolutely  giue  grant  bar- 
gain sel  Conuey  &  Confirm  vnto  him  ye  sd  Richard  Robins 
his  heirs  &  assigns  for  euer,  one  hundred  acers  of  land  in  the 
township  of  Colchester  aforesd ;  &  is  my  fifth  deuision  already 
Drawn  for  at  a  meeting  of  the  proprieters :  held  October  ye 
12th:  1724  as  apears  of  Record  which  acrued  to  me  by  vertue 
of  a  two  hundred  pound  Right  in  ye  township  of  sd  Colchester 
ye  which  fifth  Deuision  is  already  Drawn  for  as  abouerd :  but 
not  yet  laid  out :  the  which  ye  sd  Richard  Robins  his  heirs  & 
asigns  shall  &  may  by  vertue  of  these  presents  lay  out  &  Re- 
cord To  him  or  themselues  in  ye  undeuided  land  in  Colchester 
the  wch  when  it  is  orderly  laid  out, :  it  being  in  the  Draught 
aforesd  ye  nomber  of  53  yt  then  the  sd  Richard  Robins  his 
heirs  &  assigns  shall  haue  &  hold  ye  sd  granted  premeses 
preueleges  comodetis  to  ye  same  belonging  or  in  any  wise  aper- 
taining  to  him  ye  said  Richard  Robins  his  heirs  &  assigns  for 
euer  *  '  In  witness  hearof  I  ye  sd  Micaiell 

Taintor  haue  set  to  my  hand  &  seal  this  fifteenth  Day  of  no- 
uembr  in  the  tweluth  year  of  ye  Reign  of  our  Soueran  lord 
George  of  Great  brittain  King  &c  &  in  ye  year  of  our  lord 
An:  Dom:  1725 —  MICAIELL  TAINTOR  (sel) 

Signed  Sealed  &  deliuered  In 

the  presence  of  Joseph  Wright  Joseph  Wright  Junr 

Recorded  ye  same  date  abouesd — 

Colchester  March  ye:  14th:  1726:  I  ye  under  wrightcr 
(&  grantor  &  subscriber  to  ye  aboue  written  Instrument :  Do: 
under  my  office :  oath)  acknoleg  ye  abouc  written  Instrument 
to  be  my  fre  &  vollentary  act  &  Deed — 

MICAIELL  TAINTOR  Justice  of  ye  Peace 


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To  All  Christian  People  to  whome  these  shall  Cora  Greet- 
ing know  yee  yt  I  Micaiell  Taintor  of  Colchester  in  ye  County 
of  hartford  in  his  Majestis  Colony  of  Conettecut  in  Neweng- 
land  haueing  formerly  sold  to  ms  Abigaiell  Lord  now  Abigaiell 
woodbridg  of  hartford  aforesaid  :  one  hundred  acers  of  Land 
in  ye  township  of  Colchester  aforesd :  as  appears  by  a  Deed 
bareing  Date  ye  26th  Day  of  may  1713  :  but  ye  settlement  of 
the  bounds  betwixt  haddam  &  Colchester  hath  taken  of  from 
sd  hundred  acers  with  yt  taken  of  from  yt  which  Isreal  wyat 
sold  to  ye  sd  abigail  Lord  twenty  &;  one  acers  :  therfore  I  haue 
Caused  a  new  suruey  of  ye  said  land  with  an  alteration  of 
Length  &  breadth  of  ye  land  yt  is  in  ye  same  place  as  it  was 
set  forth  in  ye  former  Deed  which  is  seauenty  nine  acers:) 
which  is  aa  followeth  bounded  east  with  Lyme  Rhoad  one  hun- 
dred &  fine  Rods  **#*#*«*!  do  therefore 
in  Consideration  yt  mr  timothy  woodbridg  &  abigaill  wood- 
bridg his  wife  Do  giue  up  to  me  in  way  of  exchang  for  this 
Deed  ye  former  Deed  bareing  Date  may  28th:  1713:  that 
then  ye  said  mr  timothy  woodbridg  &  abigail  .woodbridg  his 
wife  :  &  her  heirs  &  assigns  shall  Haue  &  hold  ye  sd  hundred 
acers  of  Land  acording  to  ye  bounds  &  hutments  set  forth  in 
this  Deed  *  •  in  witnes  hearof  I  haue  hear- 

unto  set  my  hand  &  seal  ye  thirty  first  Day  of  may  An  :  Dom  ; 
1720 :  MICAIELL  TAINTOR 

Signed  Sealed  &  deliuered 

In  ye  presence  of  Dauid  Goodrich  Elisha  Lord — 

Recorded  the  same  date  abousd 

May  3  It  1720 :  then  personally  appeared  before  me  ye  sub- 
scriber :  Mr  Micaiell  Taintor  the  granter  &  subscriber  hearof 
&  acknoleged  the  aboue  written  Instrument  to  be  his  fre  act 
and  Deed — Dauid  Goodrich  Justice  of  Peace 

To  All  Christian  people  to  whom  these  shall  Com  greeting 


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know  ye  that  I  Joseph  Dewey  of  Colchester  in  ye  County  of 
hartforcl  &  Colony  of  Conettecut  in  New  england  in  Considera- 
tion of  a  grant  of  land  to  williara  Roberds  Junr  made  By  ye 
proprioters  of  Colchester  which  was  ten  acres  as  appears  of 
Record  in  the  Proprioters  Book  &  al.-o  at  the  same  time  viz : — 
Sept :  30th :  1715  :  granted  to  myself  about  seauen  acres  ;  thare- 
with  I  acknolege  myself  fully  satisfied  &  Contented  &  By  these 
Presents  Do  acquit  &  Discharg  the  Said  Proprioters  &  thair 
heigrs  &  Asigns  foreuer  :  By  these  Presents  haue  giuen  granted 
Bargained  sold  Alienated  enfeoffed  Conueyd  &  Confirmed  & 
By  these  presents  haue  giuen  granted  Bargained  sold  Allien- 
ated  Conueyed  &  Confirmed  unto  Micaiell  Taintor  who  was 
appoynted  by  the  aboue  Said  Proprioters  to  take  a  deed  of  me 
for  one  tract  of  Land  Sittuate  in  the  township  of  said  Colches- 
ter &  was  the  Rear  of  John  Jonsons  home  lot :  formerly  Jo- 
siah  strongs  *  *  *  *  In  witness  hearof  I  the  Sd  Joseph 
Dewey  haue  set  to  my  hand  &  seal  this  first  Day  of  Decemb'r 
one  thousand  seauen  hundred  &  fifteen — 

JOSKPH  DEWEY     (seal) 
Signed  Sealed  in  ye  Presents  of  vs 

Thomas  Aleson  Sarah  Taintor 
This  Deed  Recorded  the  Same  Date  Aboue  said 

Joseph  Dewey. ye  Granter  appeared  In  Colchester  ye  Day 
&  year  Aboue  Written  &  acknoledged  The  aboue  Written  In- 
strument To  Be  his  fre  act  &  Deed  Before  me 

Micaiell  Taintor  Justice  of  peace 

"  This  Indentuer  made  ye  twenty  seauenth  Day  of  October 
in  the  eleauenth  year  of  the  Reigne  of  our  soueraign  Lady 
ann  By  ye  Grace  of  god  of  Great  Brittain  franc  &  lerland 
Queen  Defender  of  the  faith  &c  Anaq :  Domini  one  thousand 
seauen  hundred  &  twelue  Betwene  Richard  tozer  of  Colches- 


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ter  in  ye  County  of  hartford  in  the  Colony  of  Conettecot  in 
New  englaud  husbandman  on  ye  one  party  &  Gtirdan  salton- 
stall of  New  London  :  in  the  Colony  aforesaid  esqr  of  the 
other  partie  witneseth  that  the  said  Richard  tozer  for  &  in  Con- 
sideration of  ye  summ  of  twenty  pownds  Currant  siluer  mony 
of  New-england  :  to  him  in  hand  before  the  sineiug  &  deliuery 
of  these  presents  well  and  truly  paid  by  ye  said  Gurdon  sal- 
tonstall  esq.  the  receipt  wharof  to  full  Content  &  satisfaction 
lie  ye  said  Richard  tozer  doth  hearby  acknolig  &  tharof  &  of 
euery  part  &  parcell  tharof  doth  quit  &  discharg  the  said  Gur- 
don saltonstall  esqr.  his  heigrs  executors  adminestrators  &  as- 
signs &  euery  of  them  for  euer  by  these  presents  he  the  sd 
Richard  tozer  hath  giuen  granted  bargained  &  sold  Alienated 
enfeoffed  Conueyed  &  Confirmed  &  by  these  presents  doth 
fully  frely  Clearly  and  absolutely  giue  Grant  bargain  sell  alien 
enfeoff  Conuey  &  Confirm  unto  the  sd  Gurdon  saltonstall  esqr 
his  heigrs  &  asigns  for  euer  the  one  twenty  fowrth  part  of  a 
Certain  tract  of  Land  &  meadow  Lying  in  the  township  of 
Colchester  aforesaid:  Exsepting  thirty  acres  tharof  (which 
part  of  Land  abouesaid  was  bought  By  the  sd  tozer  of  mr  John 
arnald  of  New-london  &  by  sd  arnald  of  mr  Charles  hill  Late 
of  New-london  deceased  and  by  sd  hill  of  John  stebns  Daniell 
Stubns  and  Christopher  Stubins  the  whole  of  which  tract  was 
Giuen  by  uncas  Chief  Sachem  of  mohegan  unto  the  stubnses 
&  bounded  out  to  them  by  Poquiunk  son  of  sd  uncas  to  gether 
with  all  the  howsings  buildings  fences  trees  waters  streams 
Riuers  profits  preueliges  emoluments  heraditaments  &  apurten- 
ances  wlmtsoeuer  unto  the  said  Lands  belonging  or  any  waise 
apertaining  to  the  sd  twenty  fowrth  part  of  the  abouesd 
whole  tract  *  *  *  *  prouided  alwaise  &  vpon  Condi- 
tion Neuertheless  &  it  is  ye  true  Intent  &  meaning  of  these 
presents  that  if  the  abouenamed  Richard  tozer  his  heigrs  ex- 
ecutors or  adminestrators  or  any  of  them  shall  &  do  well  & 
truly  pay  or  Cause  to  be  paid  unto  the  aboue  named  Gurdon 


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saltonstall  esqr  his  heigrs  execu'ts  adminestrators  Certain  at- 
torney or  assings  the  full  &  Just  summ  of  twenty  pownds  Cur- 
rant mony  of  New-england  Abouesaid  with  Lawfull  Intrest  for 
the  same  on  or  before  the  twenty  seauenth  Day  of  October 
which  will  be  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  Seauen 
hundred  &  fowrteen  without  any  fraud  or  further  delay :  then 
this  present  Deed  of  bargain  &  sale  or  morgage  &  euery  grant 
Clause  &  artecle  therein  Contained  shall  Cease  determin  be 
utterly  void  &  of  none  efect  or  elc  to  be  and  remain  of  full 
force  &  vertue  in  witness  wharof  the  partie  aboue  mentioned 
to  these  presents  hath  set  to  his  hand  &  seal  the  day  &  yeare 
first  aboue  writen  Richard  tozer — N.  london  octob'r  27  :  1712 : 
then  Receud  of  Gurdon  saltonston  Esqr  the  within  mentioned 
summ  of  twenty  pownds — I  say  recud  by  me  Richard  Tozer — 
Entered  on  Record  March  ye  5th  1713  :  14 :" — 

Colchester  December  3  1730  then  Lef :  Skiner  ye  subscri- 
ber personally  appeared   before   me   the  under  wrighter  &  ac- 
knoledged  the  foregoing  Instrument  to  be  his  free  act  &  Deed 
Micaiell  Taint  or  Justice  of  Peace 

Signed  Sealed  &  deliuered  in  ye  presence  of  us 

her 

Micaiell  Tain  tor  Mabel    M    Taintor 
mark 

Edward  fuller  &  elizabeth  Rowlee  ware  marled  July  21 1: 
1715  Ann  was  b.  May  28th.  1716 — Abigaiell  b.  Aprell  ye 
3d— 1718— Sarah  b.  July  ye  8th  =  1719— Silence  b.  May  22d 
=  1721—  febee  b.  aprell  18th=1723  —  Unice  b.  May  12th= 
1726— David  b.  Janewy  28th  :  1728. 

Mary  Daughter  to  James  Taylor  b.  Nouembr  ye  9th:  1701 
— Martha  b.  Nouembr  29th — 1704~James  b.  August  ye 
16th  =  1707  Bethia  b.  Nouembr:  1  '2th— 1709  =rLeuie  (Levi, 
C.  M.  x)b.  March  17:  1713 

Richard  Skiner  &  hanah  prat  ware  m.  Nouembr:  24:  1708 
=hannah  b.  aprell  ye  16 — 1714 — 


Nalhaniel  foot  &  Ann  Clark  ware  m.  July  ye  4th  :  1711 — 
Nathan  iell  b.  May  28th  :  1712=Isreall  b.  October  16th=1713 
=An  b.  August  26th  :  1715— Daniell  b.  Feb.  y  :  6=1716= 
17= Charles  b.  Decemb  16th =1718 

Ebenezer  Coleman  &  ruth  Nielesware  married  March  llth 
1704=5  niels  b.  februy  :  20th— 1706=7  at  fowr  of  the  Clock 
in  the  morning — Ruth  b.  June  20th  :  1709  at  3  of  the  Clock 
in  the  morning — Mahittabel  b.  July  14th — 1713,,  at  5  of  the 
clock  in  the  morning — Mary  b.  appell  ye  8th,  1718  about  thre 
of  the  clock  in  the  afternoon — 

thomas  Gurstin  and  Sarah  holms  ware  m.  June  ye  7th= 
1722 — thomas  son  of  thomas  Gurstin  b.  July  19th,  1725= 

John  hopson  &  Sarah  Northarn  m.  Janewary  1704=Mary 
b.  July  2:  1705  =  John  b.  Nouembr:  12:  1707— Sarah  the 
wife  of  John  hopson  Dyed  march  16th  :  1708= John  hopson 
&  elizabcth  Day  m.  June  ye  Gth  :  1710 — elizabeth  b.  may  :  the 
It:  1711— John  hopson  Dyed  febrewary  the  22d :  1714— 

Joseph  wright  had  a  son  born  Janewary  ye  17th:  1702  :  & 
Dyed  Jenewary  28th  :  1702— Joseph  was  b.  octobr  ye  15th  : 
4704 :  at  nine  clock  in  the  euening  on  saterday — Ann  b.  Au- 
gust ye  3d  1707  :  on  a  Sabath  Day  in  ye  euening — Sarah  b. 
aprell  ye  5th :  1710  on  munday  &  Dyed  August  17th:  1710 
Timothy  b.  March  ye  5th:  1712:  John  b.  Janey  2d  :  1715: 
on  a  Sabath  Day  night — Dudley  b.  Aprell  Gth:  1717;  on  a 
Saterday  morning  between  break  of  Day  &  Sun  Riseing=- 
John  Dyed  October  25th  :  1718=Mary  b.  Nouernber  ye  loth  : 
1719  :  early  in  ye  morning  on  ye  sabath=John-wriglit  the  2d 
son  to  Joseph  wright  b.  Janewary  ye  12th ;  1724—5 — on  Sab- 
ath Day  night  about  ten  of  ye  clock — 

William   Chamberlin   &  Sarah   Day  m.  Jenewary  the  4th  : 

1710=11— William  b.  Jenewary  ye  22d :  1711-12=pelegb. 

Nouemb:  28:  1713 — John  b.  Jenewary  ye  10th  :  1715 — 16 — 

Sarah  daughter   to  John    Skiner  b.  July  17 :  1697 — An  b. 

Octobr  ye  It:  1700  John  b.  August  ye  30th  :  1703 — Daniell 


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b.  August  30th:  1705 — Joanah  b.  Jenewary  27th :  1707 — 
Joseph  b.  October  ye  7th  :  1710 — Aron  b.  June  ye  14th  : 
1713— 

Noah  Weles  &  Sarah  wyat  ware  Married  Aprell  ye  15th  : 
1714.  Isreall  Wyat  son  to  Noah  Weles  &  Sarah  his  wife 
was  b.  Decemb  :  17  :  1714 — Jerusha  b.  Janewary  6th  :  1716: 
17 — Jerusha  Dyed  December  17th  :  1717=noah  b.  Septembr, 
25th:  1718 — Sarah  b.  Jenewary  ye  12th:  1720  =  21 — Dauid 
b.  Septembr  10— 1723— Moses  b.  October  ye  3d. — 1725 — 
Gidion  b.  Janewary  22d: — 1728—9 — James  Brown  &  Anne 
wickwire  m.  October  ye  14th:  1714 — James  b.  Septembr  ye 
7th:  1715— 

Abigaiell  Daughter  to  Jonathan  Cutler  b.  August  28th  : 
1711 — Jonathan  b.  August  17th  :  1713 — Beach  son  to  Jona- 
than Cutler  b.  July  4th  :  1716 

James  Newton  &  Susanah  Wyat  were  m.  may  31th  :  1716 
— Dorothy  b.  february  25th  :  171| — John  b.  Sept  30th  :  1719 
—James  b.  June  27th  :  1721— Isreall  b.  feby  ye  17  :  1725— 
thomas  b.  August  ye  4th  :  1728— &  Died  ye  21  Day  of  Sep- 
tembr following.  Dinah  b.  febry  24  :  1730. 

Samuell  Knight  &  Mary  Ransom  m.  Nouembr.  29:  1716 — 
Joshua  b.  June  20th :  1721— Mary  b.  July  13th:  1724— 
Lydiab.  June  26th:  1730 

Daniell  Chapman  &  Retern  Winhvorth  m.  March  22d  : 
1713 — paul  b.  aprell  ye  12th:  1714 — Retern  b.  Decemb: 
23:  1715 — Marthah  b.  July  ye '2d  :  1717 — another  Daughter 
born  aprell  1719  :  and  was  still  born — Sarah  b.  June  ye  It: 
1720— Daniell  b.  Aprell  ye  10th :  1722— Silas  b.  aprell  ye 
18th:  1724 — Elias  b.  Janewary  ye  14th:  172 jj- — barnabus  b- 
ye  28th  Day  of  March  1728 

Sarah  Daugter  to  thomas  addams  b.  februwary  ye  It :  1714 
— Abigaiell  b.  March  ye  3d:  171-| — Thomas  b.  August  ye 
30th:  1719— Elizabeth  b.  Nouembr  3d:  1720 — hannah  b. 
July  4th:  1722 — Elijah  b.  may  ye  30th:  1724 — Mary  & 


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Marthah  twins  b.  March  ye  17th :  1727 — Lydia  b.  July  16th  : 
1729 — (The  next  &  last  birth  in  the  hand  of  Col  Bulkley,  viz.) 
"  Elisha  b.  Septr  28th  1732"— 

Benjamin  addams  &  Mary  Lomis  m.  Nouembr  ye  25th= 
1719 — Benjamin  b.  Aprell  ye  8th=1721 — 

Joseph  pumery  &  Sarra  beebe  ware  m.  August  2d :  1727— 
Sarah  the  wife  of  Joseph  pumery  Dyed  Septembr  3d: — 
1728— 

John  nox  &  Elizabeth  Roberds  m.  Aprell  ye  20th :  1720 — 
Elizabeth  b.  March  28th— 1726— 

mr  Judah  Lewes  &  Sarah  Kellogg  m.  feby  19th — 1728-9 

february  loth:  1715=16  John  whitcom  &  mahitable  Dun- 
han  m. — Jemima  b.  february  24th  :  1716=17 — John  b.  Jane- 
wary  ye  13th :  1718=19 — mahitable  b.  aprell  ye  9th — 1722 — 
Job  b.  may  ye  8th:  1724 — mary  b.  Septr  ye  15th:  1726 — 
Isaac  b.  august  24th  :  1728 — (The  next  birth  recorded  by  Col. 
Bulkley,  viz.)  Israeli  b.  March  13th  :  1733— 

Noah  pumory  &  Elizabeth  Sterling  m.  Decembr :  16  :  1724 
— Noah  b.  October  ye  8th :  1725 — Daniell  b.  October  13th — 
1727— 

Seth  Dean  &  Ann  Skiner  m.  October  29th :  1721 — Aaron 
Gillet  &  hanah  Clark  m.  July  10th  :  1728— 

John  Brown  &  marah  Chandler  m.  March  ye  20th  :  1710 — 
Elizabeth  b.  Decembr  20th— 1710— John  b.  Aprell  ye  4th  : 
1715 — hannah  b.  June  26th  :  1717 — Sarah  b.  Janewary  ye 
6th:  1719 — 20 — timothy  b.  Decemb  ye  3d:  1721 — Nehe- 
miah  b.  September  ye  26th :  1726— Jedediah  b.  March  21 : 
1729 

Joseph  foot  &  Ann  Clother  m.  Decembr  12th  :  1719 — am- 
bross  b.  Aprell  ye  3d — 1723 — Jeremiah  b.  October  ye  llth  : 
1725— 

Jonathan  Kellogg  &  ann  Newton  m.  ye  3d  Day  of  Jane- 
wary  1710 — 11 — Jonathan  b.  Septemb  ye  18th:  1712 — Jo- 
seph b.  June  ye  6th :  1714 — Margeree  b.  augst :  ye  10  : 
8 


1716 — (the  three  next  births  in  the  hand  of  Col.  Bulkley, 
viz.)  Stephen  b.  March  15  :  1724— Silas  b.  Janr  11 :  1732-3 
—Martin  b.  Febr.  15  :  1734-5— 

Samuell  brown  &  mercy  brown  m.  August  13th  :  1724 — 

Joseph  prat  &  Editha  Kellogg  m.  March  ye  2d  :  1727 — 
lois  b.  Decembr  ye  13  :  1727 — 

William  Chamberlin  &  Sarah  Day  m.  Janewary  ye  4th : 
1710 — William  b.  ye  22d  day  of  Janewary  1711-12 — Peleg 
b.  Nouembr  ye  25th— 1713— John  b.  Janary  10 :  171f— 
Sarah  was  born — Marcy  b. — Mary  b. — 

Lydya  Daughter  to  Nathaniel  Otis  b.  Janewary  ye  20th : 
1716— 17— hannah  b.  februwary  29th:  1717— 18— Dorothy 
b.  Aprell  ye  16th:  1721— Desier  b.  May  ye  20th— 1723— 
Nathaniel  b.  August  ye  20th — 1725 — John  b.  Aprell  ye  It : 
1728— (The  next  two  births  in  the  hand  of  Mr  Bulkly  viz.) 
Delight  b.  March  16  :  1730— Mercy  b.  July  3d:  1734— 

Moses  Rowlee  &  Martha  Porter  m.  Septembr :  1707 — Mary 
b.  Decembr  15th— 1708— Martha  b.  feby  llth— 1710— 11— 
Moses  b.  Septembr  5th — 1714 — Ann  b.  Aprell  ye  5th: 
1716— 

Mary  Daughter  to  James  Kinion  b.  December  10th  :  1722 
— Abigaiel  b.  October  8th :  1724— 

Easter  Daughter  to  Daniell  Chamberlin  b.  October  ye  18th : 
1722 

Joseph  Kellogg  &  Abigaill  Miller  m.  Octobr  23d — 1717 — 
Joseph  b.  August  the  8th  :  1718 — Daniell  b.  May  ye  6th : 
1720— Marcy  b.  May  20th:  1723— Moses  b.— ye  10th  Day: 
1725— Elijah  b.  Janewary  ye  15th— 1728 

John  brown  &  Sarah  haris  m.  August  13th:  1724 — Sarah 
b.  June  20th  1725— John  b.  Septembr  llth  :  1727— 

Jonathan  Gillet  &  Sarah  Eley  m.  Janewary  3d :  1717 — 
Sarah  b.  Janewary  ye  It :  1718 — Jonathan  b.  March  22d : 
1720 — Mary  b.  Decembr  13th — 1723 — Joseph  b.  Decembr 


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30th :  1725— Nehemiah  b.  March  It :  1727-8— Jonah  b.  Aprell 
ye  10th :  1730— 

ebenezer  Day  &  Sarah  tiffine  ware  m.  februwary  ye  3d  : 
1717_18_Deborah  b.  Nouembr  ye  26t:  1718— Sarah  b.  July 
ye  12th:  1720 — Jonathan  b.  Septem:  28:  1723 — Jonathan 
Dyed  August  ye  18th;  1727— Ebenezer  b.  ye  28  Day  of 
July,  1726— Silence  b.  June  ye  It:  1728— 

lemewell  son  to  Jonathan  Daniels  b.  Aprell  6th :  1717 — 
Jemima  b.  June  14th  :  1720 — 

Easter  Daughter  to  Daniell  Chamberlin  b.  October  18th: 
1722— Mahetable  b.  aprell  9th :  1725— Daniell  b.  Nouembr 
ye2d:  1727— 

James  haris  son  of  James  haris  b.  Jane  wary  26th :  1719 — 
thomas  Lewis  &  Mary  Rowlee  m.  feby  25th— 1720— Shubaiel 
b.  Decembr  6th:  1721— Sarah  b.  octobr  ye  10:  1723— Abi- 
gaill  b.  nouembr  30th:  1724 — Thomas  b.  octobr  14th:  1726 
— Mary  b.  octobr — 1728 — esther  b.  december  31 :  1730 — 

Ebenezer  Northam  &  Mary  Glover  m.  Janewary  ye  15th  : 
1718-19— Samuell  b.  October  29th  :  1720 

Daniell  Jones  &  Mary  Worthington  m.  October  13th:  1720 
— Mary  b.  May  16th  :  1724 — (the  three  next  births  in  Mr 
Bulkley's  hand,  viz.)  Amasai  b.  Octor  2d :  1726 — Mary  b. 
June  13  :  1729— Abigail  b.  May  1 :  1732— 

Samuell  Son  to  Daniell  Landon  b.  februwary  the  19th  :  1723 
— John  Strong  &  Abijah  Chapell  ware  m.  febuwary  ye  5th  : 
172}— John  b.  february  ye  8th  :  172±— Zebalon  b.  decembr 
llth  :  1726— loes  b.  nouember  22d.  1728— &  Dyed  Janewary 
ye  14th— 1729— Darkis  b.  february  ye  10th  :  1729-30— 

Noah  Clark  &  Sarah  Taintor  m.  June  ye  10th — 1719 — 
Sarah  b.  februwary  ye  19th:  about  break  of  day  1719,  and 
Dyed — Sarah  b.  the  9th  day  of  march  1721 — Noah  b.  August 
ye  24th  :  1722-3— Jerusha  b.  feby  :  28th  :  1724— Ezra  b.  ye 
8th  day  of  nouember  1725 — elihu  b.  ye  eighth  day  of  Nouem- 
ber 1727— Esther  b.  October  ye  fowrtenth  1729— 


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Nathaniel  Gilbert  &  Mary  bessel  m.  februwary  the  8th : 
1720 — 21.  Mary  b.  Nouembr  ye  19th:  1721:  about  one  oj 
the  clock  in  ye  after  noon — Samuell  b.  Janewary  31  :  172f — 
about  half  an  howr  past  thre  of  ye  Clock  in  the  morning. 

Georg  Saxton  &  Elizabeth  Dible  m.  Nouembr  21t :  1723 
— Elizabeth  b.  Janawary  llth  :  1724-5. 

Jacob  Lomis  &  hannah  taylor  ware  m.  march  22d  :  1716 — 
John  Day  Junr  &  Sarah  Lomis  m.  August  ye  20  :  1725 — Ste- 
phen tayler  Dyed  Janey  :  3  :  1718-19— 

Ebenezer  son  to  Eben.  Northam  b.  June  22d :  1721 — timo- 
thy b.  June  16th:  1723 — Mary  b.  march  ye  13th:  1725 — 
Lidia  Northam  b.  October  ye  25  :  1727 — (the  next  entry  by 
Mr  Bulkley,  viz.  Elijah  b.  June  18  :  1733. 

hannah  daughter  to  william  brown  b.  Janewary  25th :  1718 
—William  b.  October  7th  :  1720 — 

Daniell  Skiner  &  mary  brown  m.  march  21t :  1728 — Elijah 
b.  Decembr  It:  1728— 

(The  next  two  entries  by  Mr  Bulkley,  viz.)  Jacob  "son  to 
Daniel  Worthington  &  Elizabeth  his  wife  b.  Feby  2d.  1735-6 
—Sarah  b.  Novr:  27:  1734— 

John  Chapman  &  Sarah  Carier  m.  Septembr  ye  7th  :  1707 
— Jeane  b.  octobr  ye  15 :  1708 — Sarah  b.  aprell  ye  25th  : 
1710 — Luse  b.  Nouemb  :  ye  8th:  1712 — John  b.  Janewary 
ye  10th:  1714— 15— Jason  b.  decembr  ye  7th:  1716-^James 
b.  Janewary  ye  31t :  1719 — 20 — Abner  b.  March  ye  5th: 
1722 — (The  three  next  entries  by  Mr  Bulkley,  viz.)  Ziporah 
b.  april  22:  1724— Gideon  b.  July  26th  :  1726— Delight  b. 
Octor  16  :  1725  ?— 

William  mariner  &  abigaiell  Welles  m.  Janewary  27th : 
1721 — 22 — abigaiell  b.  March  4th:  1724 — Ebenezer  b.  June 
30th  :  1726 — Rachell  &  Sarah  twins  &  Daughters  b.  June  ye 
14th:  1729  (The  three  next  entries  by  Mr  Buckly,  viz)  asa 
b.  Octr  9  :  1732— Ephraim  b.  Septr  26 :  1735— Grace  b. 
June  5th  1737. 


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fredora  son  to  Joseph  Chamberlin  b.  aprell  ye  15th  :  1705 — 
John  b.  Janewary  31t :  1707-8. 

Dinah  Daughter  to  Isreal  Wyat  &  Sarah  (Pratt,  c.  M.  T.) 
his  wife  b.  Janewary  27 — 170-f — Jerusiah  b.  Nouemb  25 — 
1711  &Dyed  the  2d  Day  of  decembr  1711— Isreall  Wyatt 
dyed  in  the  12th  year  of  his  age  on  the  25th  Day  of  June 
1712 — Mary  daughter  to  Isreall  Wyat  b.  Nouemb  :  ye  19  : 
1716. 

Jabez  Howie  &  tabitha  harris  m.  feby  20 :  1724— tabitha  b. 
octobr  :  20 :  1724— Jabez  b.  Janewary  ye  10th  :  1726— 

Daniell  Worthington  &  elizabeth  Lomis  m.  Janewary  ye 
3d:  1720— 21— elizabeth  b.  July  24th  :  1721— elias  b.  Octo- 
ber 31st :  1722— Asa  b.  June  16th :  1724— Sibil  b.  aprell 
19th:  1727— Samuel  b.  february  16th:  1728-9— Rhoda  b. 
Septmber  ye  25th :  1730 — (The  next  two  entries  by  Mr  Bulk- 
ley,  viz.,)  Mehitabell  b.  Febr  10th :  1731-2— Daniel  b.  august 
18th:  1734— 

Elizabeth  daughter  to  Daniell  Galusiah  b.  octobr  ye  3d : 
1719 — Nathaniell  Lomis  &  Sarah  Skiner  m.  August  ye  7th  : 
1721— Sarah  b.  Septembr  ye  15th  :  1722— 

John  Northam  &  hannah  pumery  m.  may  ye  9th:  1721 — 
hannah  b.  June  ye  6th  :  1722 — Luranah  b.  may  25th :  1723 — 
(The  next  7  entries  by  Mr  Bulkley  viz.,)  Hannah  b.  May 
29th,  1724— Jno.  b.  May  29  :  1725— Sarah  b.  August  6 : 
1726 — Ruhama  &  Ann  twinns  b.  Octr  15  :  1727 — Elizabeth 
b.  Aprill  20:  1729— abigail  b.  Augt,  23:  1731— Katherine 
&  Experience  Twins  b.  Aprill  13  :  1733— 

Sarah  daughter  to  John  Gold  b.  Aprell  24 :  1718 — Sarah 
daughter  to  Isaac  Dauis  b.  June  ye  3d:  1713 — Isaac  b.  June 
ye  13th:  1716 — Jaell  b.  may  ye  4th:  1718 — easter  b.  Aprell 
20th:  1720— 

Benjamin  Warner  &  Johana  Strong  m.  March  ye  17th  r 
1719 — Samuell  Gillet  &  Mary  Chappell  m.  Janewary  ye  30th: 
1718— 19— Samuell  b.  Aprell  ye  20th :  1719— Isreall  b.  feb- 
8* 


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ruaryyelOth:  1721-2— Adonijah  b.  May  ye  30th:  1724— 
liphalet  b.  Nouember  ye  It :  1726 — liphelet  Dyed  August  ye 
22  :  1 728— Mary  b.  Aprell  ye  1 1 :  1729.  (The  next  two  by  Mr 
Bulkley,  viz.,)  Ruth  b.  Decembr  17th,  1731 — Elilaphlet  son  to 
Saral  Gillit  &  Abigl  his  wife  b.  Aprill  29  :  1734— William 
Waters  &  margeret  hills  m.  Janewary  13th  :  1725 — Joseph  b. 
June  2 :  1726— 

Caleb  son  to  thomas  Carrier  b.  October  the  17th  :  1715 — 
Isaac  b.  July  the  5th:  1718— Rachell  b.  Septembr  loth: 
1720— 

John  Carrier  &  mary  brown  ra.  July  ye  22d  :  1722 — Abiall, 
daughter  b.  may  ye  7th  :  1723 — Sieble  b.  Nouembr  28th : 
1725 — Mary  b.  december  26t:  1727 — (The  last  entry  in  the 
hand  of  Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,)  Titus  b.  augt.  23  :  1733. 

John  Weles  &  elizabeth  Chamberlin  m.  Septembr  8th  : 
17l5_Maryb.  July  15th:  1716— John  b.  Nouembr  24th: 
1718— 

ebenezer  Skiner  &  Sarah  Taylor  m.  March  17th  :  1725 — 
Sarah  b.  Janewary  10th :  1725-6 — Elizabeth  b.  July  17th  : 
1727 — Ebenezer  b.  May  ye  14th:  1729  (The  last  entry  in 
Mr  Bulkley's  hand,  viz.)  Mary  b.  March  17  :  1736-7 — 

hepsibah  Daughter  to  Samuell  Spencer  b.  Decembr  ye  8th  : 
1701— Samuell  b.  March  ye  8th  :  1704— William  b.  August 
ye  9th:  1708— Edward  b.  Aprell  29th:  1711— Sarah  b.  Sep- 
temb  ye  14 :  1714— Caleb  b.  June  ye  28th  :  1718— 

ann  Daughter  to  John  holmes  b.  June  ye  It:  17 — Dorothy 
b.  august  ye  14th  :  1726 — Elizabeth  the  wife  of  John  holms 
Dyed  Decembr  ye  14th  :  1726 — 

Josiah  Gillett  &  Sarah  pellet  m.  March  7th:  1711 — Josiah 
b.  Nouembr  llth  :  1712,  &  Dyed  October  ye  13  :  1714— Dan- 
iell  b.  februwary  2d  :  1714 — Josiah  b.  decemb.  ye  7th  :  1715 
—Sarah  b.  June  24th  :  1717— Dauid  b.  June  ye  30th  :  1719 
— elizabeth  b.  aprell  ye  15th:  1721 — timothy  b.  June  27th: 
1723— Mary  b.  March  3d:  1725  &  Dyed  ye  17th:  day  of 
aprell  next  following — 


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Noah  pumery  was  b.  unto  Joseph  Pumery  &  hannah  his 
wife  may  ye  19th  :  1700 — 

John  Lord  &  hannah  ackley  m.  Decembr  25th :  1718 — 
Sarah  b.  aprell  ye  17th :  1721 — John  b.  march  ye  3d :  1722-3 
— hannah  ye  wife  of  John  Lord  Dyed  March  ye  3d :  1722-3 — 

Josiah  Gates  &  Grace  Rathbon  m.  the  9th :  Day  of  may 
1714— Mary  b.  July  3d :  1715— Abigaiell  b.  August  ye  13th: 
1719 — hannah  b.  Septr  ye  5th:  1721 — Josiah  b.  Janewary 
IStfi :  1722-3— Thomas  b.  July  ye  3d  :  1724— Grace  b.  octo- 
beryeSth:  1725— (The  next  two  entries  by  Mr.  Bulkley, 
viz.,)  Elizabeth  b.  May  8th  :  1729— Samll  b.  Deer  26  :  1730. 

James  Roberds  &  Rebecah  Day  lee  m.  Nouembr  1718.  Re- 
becah  b.  Janewary  3d :  1719-20 — Edenah  Daughter,  b.  May 
llth:  1722.  James  b.  September  ye  9th:  1724— Elenah  b. 
Janewary  9fh:  1727 — 

Micaiell  Taintor  &  Vniss  foot  ware  Married  Decembr  ye 
3d:  1712— Vniss  b.  Aprell  ye  13th:  1717— Micaiell  Taintor 
son  to  Micaiell  Taintor  was  born  decembr  31st :  1719 — Charles 
b.  feby  8th:  1722-3— John  b.  July  23d:  1725— Mary  b. 
Nouembr  ye  6th  :  1727 — prudence  b.  Decembr  9th :  1729 — 
(The  two  next  entries  by  Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,)  Sarah  b.  Aprill 
3d :  1731 — Ann  b.  Octobr  21 :  1734 — (The  next  entry  is  in 
the  hand  of  Deac.  Aaron  Skinner,  viz.,)  Ann  their  Daughter 
departed  this  Life  Jan  ye  31st :  1755 — 

William  Williams  &  Dorothy  Jonson  m.  October  21t :  1713 
— William  b.  October  13th:  1714 — Elizabeth  b.  March  13th: 
1716— John  b.  July  22d:  1718— Margery  b.  July  5th  :  1720 
—Isaac  b.  July  ye  16th  :  1728— 

Alice  daughter  to  James  newton  b.  ye  28th  :  Day  of  febru- 
wary  1686 — James  b.  ye  third  day  of  aprell  1690 — Anne  b. 
aprell  the  13th:  1692 — Isreallb.ye  5th:  Day  of  March:  1694. 

Samuell  Lomis  &  elizabeth  holmes  m.  decemb  12th:  1717. 
John  addams  &  Ruth  Lomis  m.  June  ye  20th :  1708 — Sam- 
uell b.  Janewary  ye  26:  1713-14 — Ruth  b.  Janewy  ye  28th: 
1715-16 — Joseph  b.  august  26th  :  1717 — David  b.  Decembr 


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13th  :  1719— Mary  b.  July  ye  9th :  1726— Andrew  b.  October 
ye2d:  1728— Elizabeth  b.  Decembr  21:  1730— Rachell  b. 

Septr  1 :  1732— Hannah  b.  Octobr  5th— 1733 (The  last 

3  entries  by  Mr.  Bulkley). 

Ecabod  Chapman  &  Abigaiell  Clother  m.  July  4th :  1723— 
abigaiell  b.  march  ye  10th :  1724 — Irene  b.  februwary  ye 
2d ;  1724-5— Ann  b.  february  27th  :  1726-7— (The  three 
next  entries  by  Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,)  Irene  b.  May  ye  4th : 
1729— Ichabod  b.  Septr  28th :  1732— Elisha  b.  Deer  13th : 
1735— Lydia  b.  Septemr  15th  :  1738— 

Jonathan  "Wells  &  mary  Newton  m.  July  ye  llth  :  1717 — 
Jonathan  b.  Aprell  ye  13th  :  1718 — Simion  b.  June  17th : 
1720 — Rubin  b.  May  ye  23d :  1722 — Mary  b.  Septembr  14th : 
1724— Irene  b.  May  ye  4th :  1729. 

Sarah  daughter  to  James  harris  b.  Septr  ye  27th:  1697 — 
James  b.  Jane'y  26th:  1699— mary  b.  Nouemb  :  It:  1702— 
Jonathan  b.  June  ye  15th  :  1705 — Alph  b.  feby  29th  :  1708 — 
&  Died  August  ye  30th:  1708 — Abigaill  b.  may  17th:  1711 
— Lebeus  b.  August  llth  :  1713— Alph  b.  august  31t:  1716. 
Delight  b.  octobr  ye  17th  :  1720 — 

hannah  Daughter  to  enos  Randall  b.  nouembr  ye  It:  1717 
— Joseph  b.  august  ye  5th:  1721 — Dauid  b.  August  21t: 
1724— 

hannah  Daughter  to  ebenezer  palmeter  b.  August  22d : 
1720 — ebenezer  b.  may  10th  :  1723 — 

Jonathan  Northam  &  mary  day  m.  Decembr  20  :  1722 — 
mary  b.  nouem:  28th:  1723 — Jonathan  b.  August  29th: 
1725 — Dorothy  b.  march  ye  17th:  1727 — Asa  b.  decembr  ye 
4th  :  1728 — (The  next  entry  is  by  Deac.  Aaron  Skinner,  viz., 
Grace  b.  January  24th  :  1731— 

ephreaim  foot  &  Sarah  Chamberlin  Jm.  June  1708 — Mar- 
gerit  b.  may  ye  13th:  1711— Sarah  b.  octobr  20th :  1713— 
Ephreaim  b.  Aprell  27th  :  1716— 

Isaac  Jones  &  hannah  weles  m.  July  llth  :  1717 — Joel  b. 


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August  29  :  1718 — Elijah  b.  Janewary  21st :  1719  20 — han- 
nah  b.  March  12th :  1721— Isaac  b.  June  19  :  1722— More  of 
Isaac  Jones  children  are  Recorded  in  ye  3d  book  of  Records— 
— mary  daughter  to  James  tredway  &  Sarah  his  wife  b.  July 
ye  15th :  1709— Sarah  b.  Aprell  15th :  1711— Lydia  Janey 
16th:  1714 — eunice  Nouembr  ye  4th :  1717 — Lois  b.  febey 
2d:  1720— Elijah  b.  aprell  ye  8th:  1722— Anne  b.  March 
9th  :  1724— Abigaiel  b.  may  29th  :  1726— 

Joseph  pepoon  &  mary  Dibell  m.  December  ye  12th:  1717 
Joseph  b.  may  20th  :  1719 — mary  b.  aprell  18th:  1721 — Silas 
b.  Janewary  ye  5th :  1722  3 — mary  the  wife  of  Joseph  pe- 
poon Dyed  feby  23d:  1724 — Joseph  pepoon  &  mary  thomas 
m.  Janewary  13th  :  1725 — elizabeth  b.  October  ye  10th :  1725 
— Joseph  Dyed  October  ye  20th  :  1725 — mary  Dyed  October 
ye  23d:  1725— marcy  b.  Septembr  25th:  1727— Sarah  & 
Ruth  b.  December  30:  1728  &  Sarah  Dyed  March  31t: 
1729— 

abigaiell  Daughter  to  John  Clother  b.  Nouembr  30th :  1704 
—John  b.  Janewary  3d:  1707— Sarah  b.  March  13th:  1709. 
Anne  b.  March  8th:  1711— Barbra  b.  Decembr  3d:  1714— 
Elizabeth  b.  Nouembr  29th:  1716— Mary  b.  Septemb  10th: 
1717-18— Lucrese  b.  June  20th :  1720— 

James  tredway  Dyed  May  26th  :  1728  in  ye  52d  year  of 
his  age — 

John  bigelow  son  to  John  bigelow  b.  March  25th  :  1709 — 
hannah  the  wife  of  John  bigelow  Dyed  March  31t :  1709 — 
John  bigelow  abouesd  &  Sarah  Bigelow  m.  Nouember  4th : 
1709.  Sarah  b.  July  17th :  1712— Jonathan  b.  may  21t : 
1714— Asa  b.  September  3d  :  1720 

ansess  Daughter  to  Isreall  Newton  b.  the  first  Day  of  Jane- 
wary  1716 — mary  b.  march  It:  1719 — hannah  b.  June  28 : 
1721— abigaiell  b.  octobr  17th:  1723— 

Isaac  phelps  son  to  Josiah  phelps  Dyed  february  ye  25th  : 
1715— 16— zefaniah  Dyed  Aprell  ye  10th:— 1716— Josiah  b. 
Septm:  1717— 


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Isaac  Rowlee  &  hannah  harris  m.  may  ye  30th :  1717 — Re- 
tern  b.  august  26th:  1719— harris  b.  august  ye  It:  1721— 
thomas  b.  March  ye  4th  :  1723 — Isaac  b.  September  ye  8th  : 
1725. 

Ruth  Daughter  to  nathaniell  Lomis  b.  August  ye  21 :  1713 
— timothy  son  to  Joseph  pepoon  b.  August  ye  19th  :  1730 — 
Hannah  Daughter  to  benjamin  Lewes  b.  Aprell  7th  :  1717 — 
Mary  b.  June  ye  17th  :  1720 — 

Azariah  pratt  &  hannah  Coleman  m.  may  ye  5th :  1725 — 
hannah  b.  June  ye  8th :  1726 — Lucresee  b.  feby  8th  :  1727-8 
— Azariah  b.  feby  25th  :  1729-30 — (The  next  two  entries  by 
Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,)  Sarah  b.  Octr  16th:  1732 — Abigail  b.  Jan. 
8:  1733-4— 

Samuel  Northam  Dyed  the  12th  Day  of  Nouember  1726 — 
Gesham  son  to  Isaac  fox  b.  December  23d:  1716 — Gidian 
b.  October  24th  :  1719 — 

phillep  Cauerlee  &  hannah  addams  m.  Decembr  20th :  1713 
— Next,  in  another  hand  is  "  Sarah  ye  wife  of  John  Swetland 
Who  was  ye  widow  Treadway,  Deseased :  February  28th : 
1753— Old  Stile- 
may  ye  7th  or  thare  abouts  in  ye  year  1717  we  whose  Names 
are  underunto  subscribed  saw  a  bay  mare  L  upon  ye  shoulder 
D  C  vpon  buttock  white  hairs  in  her  forehead :  we  saw  this 
mare  In  a  suffering  Condistion  :  &  taken  up  by  Jonathan  Cut- 
ler &  prised  by  Mathew  Rowlee  &  John  pendall  at  thirty  shil- 
lings— Mathew  Rowlee  John  pendall — the  aboue  brought  to 
me  to  record  by  Jonathan  Cutler — entered  may  18th  1717 — 

Colchester  June  ye  10th  :  1718— John  Calkin  Joshua  Tile- 
son  &  noah  phelps  all  of  hebron  Brought  to  me  the  subscriber 
thre  stone  horses  which  are  not  lawful  to  run  in  the  Comons  as 
thay  say— one  of  them  a  bay  hors  about  thre  years  old : 
branded  on  the  shoulder  with  this  figur  4  :  &  L  on  the  near 
buttock — a  black  list  on 


shoulder — 12  hands  &  one  eyench  in  height  about  thre  years 
old : — the  other  is  also  a  bay  ston  hors  of  two  years  old  as  thay 
say  :  with  a  small  star  side  of  ye  of  ear  In  the  forehead : 
Branded  on  ye  near  shoulder  with  this  figur — U  marked  with 
a  half  peny  on  ye  side — in  height  12  hands — I  saw  the  height 
of  said  horses  measured :  &  the  height  Colour  &  brand  Are 
as  abousaid — 

Test  Micaiell  Taintor  Justice  of  Peace — 

Colchester  June  ye  9th :  1719  :  ebenezer  Day  of  Colchester 
brought  to  me  the  subscriber :  a  brownish  black  stone  horse  of 
about  two  years  old :  so  Judged :  he  Saith  taken  up  in  the 
Comons  :  &  not  Lawfull  to  go  in  the  Comons ;  said  horse  is 
branded  with  Colchester  town  brand  on  the  shoulder  :  a  littell 
white  on  the  off  hind  foot — I  saw  him  Measured :  &  his  height 
is  twelue  hands  and  about  thre  quarters  of  an  eynch — 

Test — Micaiell  Taintor  Justice  of  peace — 

Colchester  August  ye  27th  :  1719 — John  Gold  brought  to 
me  ye  subscriber  a  brown  stone  horse  of  two  years  old,  he 
saith  taken  up  in  the  Comons  :  not  Lawfull  to  go  on  the  Com- 
ong  being  but  twelue  hands  &  thre  eynches  in  height  (as  he 
saith)  sd  horse  is  branded  with  Colchester  brand  on  the  near 
shoulder :  &  the  same  brand  on  the  Ribs — 

Micaiell  Taintor  Justice  of  peace — 

februwary  the  13th  :  1719— 20— John  Day  of  Colchester- 
hath  taken  vp  a  dark  brown  mare  with  a  few  white  hares  on 
her  forehead  :  with  a  bay  mare  Colt :  about  six  months  old — the 
mare  is  branded  on  the  left  shoulder  with  Colchester  town  brand 
— taken  up  as  strays — in  a  suffering  Condistion — and  appi-ised 
at  forty  shillings  by  Andrew  Carrier  &  Micaiell  Taintor  Junr. 

Know  all  men  by  these  presents  that  I  Joshua  fair- 
banks  of  the  town  of  Rentom  within  her  Majesties  prouince 
of  the  Masachusets  Bay  in  Newengland  for  &  in  Considera- 


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tion  of  the  sum  of  thirty  &  seauen  pownds  to  me  Well  and 
truly  paid  by  Robert  Ransom  of  the  towne  of  Colchester  in 
the  County  of  hartford  within  her  Majesties  Colony  of  Conet- 
ecot  in  Newengland  aforesaid  tharewith  I  do  acknolig  myself 
fully  Satisfied  &  Contented  &  by  these  presents  do  exonerate 
acquit  &  Discharge  the  said  Robert  Ransom  his  heigrs  execu- 
tors &  adminestrators  for  euer  by  these  presents  haue  Giuen 
Granted  bargained  Sold  Assined  Set  ouer  &  by  these  presents 
do  for  my  self  My  heigrs  executors  &  adminestrators  fully  frely 
and  absolutely  Grant  Assine  set  ouer  &  Confirm  unto  the  said 
Robert  Ransom  his  heigrs  executors  adminestrators  &  assigns 
one  hundred  acres  of  Land  mentioned  in  the  Deed  from  John 
addams  on  the  other  side  acording  as  it  is  Bounded  &  butted 
on  the  other  side  &  euery  part  thareof  as  it  is  thare  prescribed 
without  any  Molestation  from  me  or  any  person  from  By  or 
under  me  or  from  any  other  person  Lawfully  Claiming  the 
same  or  any  part  thareof:  for  the  Confirmation  of  the  'prem- 
eses  I  the  said  Joshua  fairbanks  haue  set  to  my  hand  &  seal 
this  fowrth  Day  of  Nouembr:  in  the  tweluth  Year  of  her 
Majesties  Reign — Joshua  fairbanks  (*  #  #) 
Ano :  Domini  1713 

Signed  Sealed  and  Deliuered  in  the  presents  of  vs  witneses 
MICAIELL  TAINTOE  JAMES  NEWTON — 

Entered  on  Record,  The  Date  abouesaid 

Nouembr  ye  4th :  ano:  Dom.  1713 — Joshua  fairbanks  the 
Granter  appeared  In  Colchester  Before  me  the  subscriber  one 
of  her  Majesties  Justices  of  the  peace  for  the  County  of  hart- 
ford  &  acknowliged  The  aboue  written  Instrument  to  be  his 
fre  &  volentary  act  &  Deed — 

MICAIELL  TAINTOR  Justice 

Susanah  Daughter  to  William  Chapman  was  b.  february 
28th :  1715 — 16 — Mary  b.  Jenewary  20th  :  1717 — 8,  abagaiell 
b.  June  ye  28:  1720 — ebenezer  b.  March  22:  1724— Wil- 


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liam  Chapman  &  marcy  Chapman  wer  m.  Decembr  19th : 
1728 — William  Chapman  had  a  daughter  born  &  Dyed  Jana- 
wary  3d— 1730— 

Sarah  Daughter  to  John  Clark  was  b.  August  13:  1723 — 
Johanah  b.  February :  1725-6  &  Dyed  Nouembr  ye  5th — 1729 
— John  b.  September  22d  :  1728 — (The  next  two  . entries  in 
the  hand  of  Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,)  Joanna  Daughter  to  Jno.  Clark 
and  mind  well  his  wife  b.  July  4th  1731 — Nathaniell  b.  Febr. 
17th:  1733-4— 

Samell  son  to  Isaac  Jones  wasb.  aprell  ye  22 — 1724 — Lydia 
b.  Nouember  ye  14th:  1725 — William  b.  September  18th: 
1727— Esekiell  b.  March  ye  22d,  1729— (The  next  seven  by 
Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,)  Nathan  b.  Deer.  80th  :  1731 — Asa  b.  Oct. 
16th:  1733— Eunice  March  10th :  1785— Sarah,  Feb.  16th: 
1736— Mary  b.  July  27  :  1737— Lemuel  b.  Octr.  18 :  1739— 
Josiah  b.  Jany  20th :  1740-1 

Noah  Coleman  &  mercy  wright  ware  maried  march  ye  5th 
—1730. 

Joseph  prat  &  editha  kellogg  ware  married  march  ye  2d,. 
1727— Lois  b.  the  13th  Day  of  Decemb  1727— Lydiah  b. 
March  ye  3d,  1730 — (The  next  two  entries  by  Mr.  Bulkley,. 
viz.,)  Joseph  b.  August  2d,  1732 — Peter  b.  Febr.  8th,. 
1734-5— 

Sarah  Daughter  to  John  rowle  b.  Janewary  1722 — Debo- 
rah b.  Decembr  ye  14th:  1725 — John  b.  July  ye  7th :  1727 
— Seth  b.  May  ye  6th  1730 — 

Timothy  Carier  and  frances  Cripin  m.  ye  26th  Day  of  feb- 
ruary  1729-30 — 

Grace  daughter  to  William  Dickson  &  Rebecca  his  wife  b. 
March  12th,  1721 — John  son  to  William  Dickson  b.  Nouem- 
ber 12th,  1722 — William  b.  may  ye  12th  :  1724 — Rebecah  b. 
Janewary  12th,  1725 — Margaret  b.  August  18th,  1727 — & 
Dyed  Nouember  18 :  1728 — 


timothy  b.  May  ye  5th  1730 — (The  next  by  Mr.  Bulkley, 
viz.)  Thomas  b.  May  3d,  1733 — 

Lidia  daughter  to  Joseph  Chamberlin  b.  October  20th : 
1721 — Joseph  b.  aprell  ye  llth,  1724 — Job  b.  feby  the  8th, 
1725-6 — Jonathan  b.  July  ye  1st  Day  &  Dyed  ye  last  day  of 
September  being  thre  month  old :  1729 — another  son  named 
Jonathan  b.  February  22d,  1729—30  and  Dyed  march  ye  3d, 
next  after — Lidiah  the  wife  of  Joseph  Chamberlin  Dyed  March 
3d,— 1730^- 

John  son  of  John  niles  b.  March  25 — 1718 — nathan  son  to 
John  niles  b.  february  ye  20:  1720 — Samll  b.  march  13: 
1722  and  Dyed  in  Augst  1726 — nathan  b.  may  ye  7th  1724 — 
Mary  b.  June  26th  1726 — thomas  b.  September  28th  1728 — 
Abigaiell  b.  Septem  ye  4th  1730 — 

noah  pumery  &  elizabeth  Randall  ware  m.  ye  25th  day  of 
December  1728  &  a  Daughter  born  to  Joseph  pumery  feb- 
ruary ye  29th  &  Dyed  toward  the  latter  end  of  Decembr  next 
after — 

Simion  son  to  James  Crocker  b.  September  ye  19th  1722 — 
Abigaiell  b.  March  22d,  1724 — hannah  b.  Janewary  17th:  1726 
---levy  b.  may  ye  llth  1728 — Jonathan  b.  March  16th  1730 — 
(The  next  four  by  Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.)  James  b.  Aprill  20th 
1732— Thankfull  b.  Jan.  27th,  1733-4— Lydia  b.  Jan.  14th, 
1735-.6—  Ephraim  b.  Septr  21  :  1739— 

John  hopson  &  lydiah  kellogg  ware  m.  may  28th,  1730 — 

Samuell  Landon  son  of  Daniell  Landon  was  b.  February 
19th— 1723— Deborah  b.  february  16th  1725— William  b. 
Aprill  25  :  1727— Joshua  b.  aprell  13th— 1729— 

Ebenezer  thomas  &  unice  strong  ware  maried  decembr  ye 
7th:  1730— 

Caleb  Lomis  &  Joanah  Skiner  ware  m.  fery  (Feb.  c.  M.  x.) 
28  :  1728--9— Caleb  b.  Nouember  ye  28th,  1729— 

Daniell  skiner  &  elizabeth  hitchcock  ware  maried  Decembr 
ye  22  :  1727— Daniell  b.  februwary  ye  last  Day  1728-9— 


(The  next  seven  entered  by  Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,)  Elisabeth  b. 
March  22— 1733— Sarah  b.  Novr.  25  :  1735— John  b.  Augt. 
17:  1738— Elijah  b.  June  8th,  1742— Hannah  b.  May  26— 
1745— Lydia  b.  Octr  15— 1747— Rubin  b.  Augt  8th,  1750: 
Lydia  died  June  ye  26th  1753 — 

James  tredway  &  Sarah  mun  ware  maried  June  ye  4th — 
1729— 

hezakiah  kilburn  &  ann  Clother  ware  m.  ye  25th  Day  of 
December — 1728 — hezekiah  b.  ye  It  Day  of  December  1729 
(The  two  next  entries  by  Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,) Asa  b.  Janr  26 : 
1731--2— Ann  b.  March  25  :  1734— 

Lefnt.  John  holmes  &  Ann  Rockwell  m.  Decembr  ye  3d,  1729. 

thomas  son  to  samuell  brown  was  b.  ye  9th  of  Novr.  1724 
— Ruth  b.  Nouember  ye  2d:  1726 — kesiah  b.  December  ye 
5th  1728— (The  next  by  Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,)  Amos  b.  Decemr 
1st,  1730— 

Nathan  Williams  &  elizabeth  Lewis  ware  m.  Septbr  16: 
1725— Abraham  b.  July  21  :  1726— elizabeth  b.  March  30: 
1729— 

Nathaniel  Kellogg  &  elizabeth  Wiliams  ware  m.  July  ye — 
1725 — Charles  b.  ye  17th  Day  of  September  1726— elizabeth 
b.  July  ye  8 — 1729 — (The  next  three  by  Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,) 
Sarah  b.  Febr  22d,  1732— Delight  b.  Octr  5th  1734— Mar- 
garett  b.  Janr.  17  :  1736--7 — 

John  Dugles  &  elizabeth  qtiiterfield  ware  m.  Janewary  27th  : 
1728— Mary  b.  Nouembr  29th  :  1729— 

benjamin  quiterfield  &  unice  kellogg  ware  m.  July  ye  llth : 
1728 — benjamin  b.  Aprell  22 — 1729 — (The  next  four  by  Mr. 
Bulkley,  viz.,)  Eunice  b.  Febr.  26  :  1730--1 — Asa  b.  June 
28:  1733— Israeli  b.  August  28th:  1735— Hannah  b.  Novr. 
3d,  1737  &  Dyed  Dec.  10th,  1738— 

Cornelious  fuller  &  patience  Chappell  ware  maried  february 
ye  25th  1730 — 

John  bebe  son  to  John  bebee  was  b.  December  ye  5th  1727 
— hesekiah  b.  September  ye  26th — 1729 — 


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Asariah  Lomis  and  Abigaiell  Newton  ware  m.  Decembr 
&>th:  1723 — Dimis  b.  Septembr  5th — 1724 — (The  next  two 
entries  by  Deac.  Aaron  Skiner,  viz.,)  Silence  b.  January  ye 
6th,  1737 — Lieut  Azariah  Lomis  Departed  this  Life  February 
ye  9th  A.  D.  1758— 

Judah  Lewes  &  Sarah  Kellog  m.  February  ye  19th  :  1728- 
9 — Sarah  b.  Janey  18th:  1729--30.  (The  next  five  entries 
by  Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,)  The  Rev'd  Mr  Judah  Lewis  &  Mercy 
Kellog  m.  Deer.  24:  1734— Ephraim  b.  October  4th  1735— 
Lydia  b.  Febr  21  :  1736-7— Judah  b.  March  14:  1738-9— 
The  Rev'd  Mr  Judah  Lewis  Dyed  April  loth  1739 — (The 
next  entry  by  Deac.  Skiner,  viz.,)  Lydia  d.  sept,  the  12th 
1748— 

Nathaniell  kellogg  &  Elizabeth  Williams  ware  m.  ye  1st: 
Day  of  July  1725 — Charles  b.  the  17th  Day  of  Septembr 
1726 — Elizabeth  b.  ye  8th  Day  of  July  1729 — (The  next  by 
Mr.  Bulkley,  viz.,)  Sarah  b.  Febr.  22  :  1731-2. 

Elizabeth  Daughter  to  Jonathan  kilburn  was  b.  octobr  ye 
15th — 1713 — 

Elizabeth  Daughter  to  John  hitchcock  was  b.  may  the  3d : 
1708 — Eliakim  b.  febrewary  ye  14th:  1712-13 — hannah 
b.  October  ye  29  :  1717 — Easter  b.  Septembr  1720 — 

Elizabeth  Daughter  to  Charles  Williams  was  b.  febrewary 
13th:  1702-- 

Jonathan  son  to  Jonathan  kilburn  was  b.  June  ye  8th  :  1707 
— hesekiah  b.  Nouemb  :  ye  2d  :  1708 — 

Shubaiell  Rowlee  &  hannah  Brown  ware  Maried  may  ye 
8th:  1709 — a  Daughter  b.  Decembr  12:  1716  &  Dyed  ye 
10th  of  Janewry  following — experianc  b.  august  ye  8th : 
1718 — Mathew  b.  October  ye  5th:  1720 — patienc  b.  August 
ye  16th  :  1723 — marcy  b.  Aprell  ye  30th:  1710 — hannah  b. 
March  ye  10th  :  1712 — Elizabeth  b.  October  3d  :  1714 — 

Joseph  son  to  Noah  Colman  b.  June  28th :  1706 — Noah 
Colman  Dyed  Nouembr  ye  7th:  1711 — 

Joseph  son  to  John  day  b.  September  ye  27th :  1702 — Ben- 


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jamin  b.  febrewary  ye  7th:  1703--4- — Eaditha  b.  septemb : 
10th  :  1705 — Daniell  b.  March  ye  9th  :  1709  — Dauid  b.  July 
ye  18th:  1710 — Abraham  b.  March  ye  17th:  1712 — Isaac 
b.  May  17th:  1713 — 

Andrew  Carrier  &  mary  addaras  ware  m.  Janewary  ye  llth : 
1704-5 — Andrew  b.  febrewary  2*d  :  1705-6 — John  b.  June  ye 
14th  :  1707 — Mary  b.  Aprell  19th  :  1708 — thomas  b.  June  ye 
20th:  1711— Benjamin  b.  Septemb :  17:  1713— Kufflsreall 
Newton's  Negroman  :  &  the  Indian  Avoman  named  Sarah  ware 
m.  as  he  saith  :  March  ye — 1716 — martha  Daughter  to  the — 
said  Kuff  &  Sarah  his  wife  b.  Janewary  ye  25th  :  1719 — 

Ebenezer  Dibels  daughter  Elizabeth  was  b.  august  ye  8th  : 
1701 — Mary  ye  wife  of  ebenezar  Dibell  dyed  septemb  24th: 
1703 — ebenezar  Dibell  &  An  hooton  ware  Married  agust  29th : 
1706 — Ann  b,  June  27  :  1708 — Ann  the  wife  of  ebenezer 
Dibell  dyed  the  22d  :  of  July  1708. 

Ebenezer  Dibell  &  mary  lewess  ware  m.  Decem.  30th:  1708. 

Jeames  brown  dyed  may  the  8th:  1704 — 

Nathaniell  Skiner  &  mary  gillet  ware  m.  June  13th  :  1706 
— Nathaniell  was  b.  July  10th:  1707 — Mary  b.  July  10th : 
1709 — thomas  b.  Aprell  ye  6th:  1712 — (The  next  three  en- 
tries by  Mr.  Bulkley,  viz. :)  Eunice  daughter  to  Decon  Nathll 
Skiner  &  mary  his  wife  b.  Decembr  15—1715 — David  son  of 
ye  aforesd  persons  b.  Jan.  7th:  1717 — and  died  on  Janr  31st, 
Item  :  David  b.  Novr  6th  1719 — 

Samuell  son  to  thankfull  brown  was  b.  decembr  the  5th — 
1703 — 

Elizabeth  Daughter  to  Josiah  Strong  was  b.  the  21  of  Octo- 
ber 1705 — Mary  b.  Septemb  ye  19th:  1707— -Josiah  b.  Sep- 
tembrye9th:  1709 — uniss  b.  Nouembr  ye  19:  1711 — Caleb 
b.  the  20th  :  Day  of  february  1713-14 — Rachell  b.  Aprell  ye 
21tx  1716— Dorothy  b.  may  25th:  1718— 

ebenezer  kellogg  &  Mabell  Butler  were  m.  July  ye  6th: 
1706 — Abigaiell  was  b.  June  25th  :  1707 — Ebenezer  b.  Jane- 


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wary  30th:  1709— 10— elizabeth  b.  Septr  25th:  1712— Mary 
b.  June  ye  3d,  1715 — prudence  b.  Decembr  24th:  1717 — 

John  son  to  John  Jonson  b.  Jenewary  ye  16th  :  1712 — 13 — 
Dauid  b.  february  10th:  1715—16 — elijah  b  Septembr  20th: 
L718~-Elizabeth  februwary  17th:  1720--21— Elisha  b.  July 
16th:  1724— 

Joshua  son  to  Josiah  Strong  b.  July  20th  1720 — Irena  b. 
octobr  ye  20th  :  1722— Asahell  b.  June  22d :  1725— 

Daniell  Clark  &  elesebeth  butler  m.  the  4th :  Day  of  De- 
cemb  :  1704 — hannah  b.  June  30th  :  1706 — elisabeth  b.  June 
29:  1708— Daniell  b.  Septembr  28th:  1711— a  son  b.  July 
17th  :  1710  &  dyed  the  same  Day — Jonah  b.  Deeembr  ye 
19th:  1713 — Roger  b.  Deeembr  24th:  1715 — Alexander  b. 
Nouembr  ye  6th  :  1717— Zuruiah  b.  March  ye  14th:  1719— 
mabell  b.  octobr  ye  7th  :  1721 — 

hannah  Daughter  to  ephream  weles  was  b.  Jenewary  ye  2d : 
1709—10— Lidiah   b.  Jenewary   ye    18th:    1711—12 — R 
beckah  b.  Septemb  ye  It:  1715— 

Rebeckah  Daughter  to  Danll  Clark  b.  Jun  :  ye  16th  :  1726— 
Darius  b.  febwary  the  2d:  1719— 20— Uriah  b.  Nouembr  2d  : 
1722— 

ebenezar  son  of  ebenezar  skiner  b.  August  ye  8th:  1703 — 
Sarah  b.  Agust  6t:  1705— Joseph  b.  Jenewary  17th  :  1707-8 
—Deborah  b.  August  24th:  1710— Gidion  b.  October  19th : 
1712— Abigaiell  b.  July  9th :  1715— Ann  b.  Septembr  ye 
8th:  1717— Mary  b.  septembr  18th:  1719— 

Joseph  prat  &  Sarah  Colyer  ware  m.  July  22d :  1697— 
Joseph  b.  June  30th:  1698— asariah  b.  decemb.  7th:  1699— 
Abigaiel  b.  Nouembr  30th:  1702— Ruth  b.  March  16th: 
1705— 6— elisha  b.  Agust  ye  ICth:  1707— Daniell  b.  May  ye 
26th  :  1710— Sarah  b.  August  ye— 1713— 

Timothy  son  to  ebenezer  skiner  b.  July  10th  :  1721 — Lydia 

b.  Aprell  ye  20th  :  1723 — margaritt  b.  December  28th  :  1725 — 

Samuell  son  of  Samuell  brown  b.  Decemb  ye  12th  :  1718. 


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Samuell  dyed  October  5  :  1719 — elizabeth  b.  Nouembr  ye  16th  : 
1720— Samuell  b.  March  10  :  1723— 

Deborah  daughter  to  Thomas  Day  dyed  October  20th  :  1703 
Samuell  son  to  Thomas  Day  b.  Septemb  loth :  1704 — the 
Wife  of  John  day  Dyed  May  12th  :  1714 — 

John  son  to  Robert  Ransom  b.  Nouember  ye  13th:  1709 — 
Mary  b.  August  ye  30th:  1711 — James  b.  March  13th: — 
1713— Joshua  b.  may  ye  3d:  1715— Robert  b.  March  25th: 
1717 — alee  (daughter)  b.  Septembr  6th:  1719 — Newton  b. 
februwary  ye  21t :  1722 — Peleg  b.  September  ye  20th  :  1724 
— Amos  b.  februwary  ye  17th :  1727 — 

Benjamin  son  of  clemenc  kithophell  was  b.  Aprell  llth  : 
1704 — Richard  b.  Septemb:  27th:  1706 — elizabeth  b.  June 
3d :  1709— John  b.  Septembr  3d  :  1711 — Colings  son  to  Clem- 
ent kiterfield  b.  Nouembr  ye  9th  :  1720 — 

Asariah  son  to  Decon  Samull  Lomis  b.  may  ye  2d :  1700 — 
elisabeth  b.  Nouemb :  13th:  1702— Sarah  b.  March  ye  7th  : 
1705 — Caleb  b.  Septemb.  ye  20th  :  1707 — Daniell  b.  febrew- 
ary  20th:  1708—9— 

Abigaiell  Daughter  to  James  Mun  b.  October  17  :  1700 — 
James  son  to  James  Mun  &  mary  his  wife  b.  febrewary  2d : 
1703— hannah  b.  March  26th:  1706 — Sarah  b.  June  28th: 
1708— 

kasiah  Daughter  to  Thomas  Brown  b.  September  22d : 
1707 — Samuell  brown  &  elisabeth  Collins  ware  m.  may  ye 
12th:  1713— 

John  addams  son  to  John  addams  Junr  b.  August  21 1: 
1709— Daniell  b.  febrewary  ye  12th  ,  1711— 

Mary  Butler  Dyed  march  19th  :  1715 — 

Samuell  kellogg  Dyed  August  24th  :  1708— 

Remembrance  Daughter  to  Richard  Carier  b.  Aprell  ye 
14th  :  1715 — Sarah  Daughter  to  Richard  Carier  dyed  Sep- 
tembr 27:  1717 — 

Mary  the  wife  of  Decon  Thomas  Skiner  Dyed  March  26th  : 
1704— 


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Benjamin  son  to  henry  tomseon  b.  Jun  19th:  1709 — Isaac 
b.  Aprell  20th  :  1711— thankfull  b.  Aprell  17th  :  1713— 

Sarah  Daughter  to  the  Reurent  nir  John  bulkly  b.  aprell 
8th:  1702 — about  the  middell  of  the  afternoone — another 
daughter  was  born  May  6th  :  1704  &  dyed  about  3  howrs  after 
its  birth — John  bulkley  was  b.  aprell  19  :  1705  about  3  howrs 
before  day— Dorothy  b.  feby.  28  :  1706 — Geshom  b.  febre- 
wary  ye  4th  :  1708--9— Charels  b.  decembr  26th :  1710 — peter 
b.  Nouembr  21t:  1712 — patience  b.  march  21— 1715  about 
noone — oleuer  b.  July  29th:  1717 — lucee  b.  Janewary  29th  : 
1719 — 20,  about  break  of  Day — Irene  &  Joseph  (twins)  son 
and  daughter  to  mr  bulkley  b.  feb.  10th  :  1721--2  about  two 
hours  before  day — Irene  dyed  ye  20th  of  ye  same  month  fol- 
lowing about  two  howrs  before  daye — Joseph  Dyed  ye  25th 
of  ye  same  month  following  about  ye  daun  of  ye  day — 

Dinah  daughter  to  henry  tomeson  b.  februwary  ye  18th — 
1718--19— elesebeth  Daughter  to  John  hitchcock  b.  May  23d  : 
1708 — thomas  Brown  senr  Dyed  Aprell  ye  18th:  1717— Shu- 
baiell  Rowlee  Dyed  March  the  28th:  1714--- 

Daniell  son  to  Samuell  Brown  &  elizabeth  Colings  his  wife 
b.  June  ye  12:  1714— elizabeth  ye  wife  of  Samuell  Brown 
Dyed  July  ye2d:  1714 — Samuell  Brown  &  presilla  kent 
ware  m.  Aprell  ye  llth:  1715— Dauid  b.  March  ye  29th: 
1716— look  on  ye  top  of  the  other  side  for  more — 

John  fuller  son  to  Samuell  fuller  b.  Nouernber  the  3d  : 
1704 — Samuell  b.  the  last  day  of  agust  1706—Moses  b.  Jene- 
warythe30:  1708— Aron  b.  June  ye  3d:  1711 — Mahitable 
b.  august  6:  1716 — marcy  b.  June  ye  27  :  1718 — Mary  b. 
febry  :  ye  28  :  1721 — desire  b.  february  2d  :  1723 — abner  b. 
Decembr  ye  10th  :  1724. — (daughter,  b.  June  1727 — 

1699  in  July  22d  :  Timothy  Carier  son  of  Richard  Carrier 
was  b. — Sarah  b.  aprell  ye  13th  :  1701 — Mahitabell  b.  aprell 
16  :  1702 — elisabeth,  the  wife  of  Richard  Carier  Dyed  March 
ye  6:  1704 — Richard  Carier  &  thankfull  Brown  ware  M. 


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July  29th:  1707 — hannah  b.  May  ye  It:  17i)8 — amos  son  to 
Richard  Carier  b.  July  ye  3d  :  1722. 

Lydia  Daughter  of  Samuell  Gilbert  b.  Septembr  4th :  1707 
—Mercy  b.  Octobr  4th  :  1709— 

William  Roberds  &  elisebeth  Northam  ware  m.  ye  20th :  of 
July  1705— samll:  b.  febrewary  ye  8th:  1705-6— An  b. 
March  ye  8th:  1707-8  Sarah  b.  Septm  :  13th:  1710 — Jeru- 
sha  b.  Janewary  31  :  1713— William  b.  March  ye  4th:  1715 
lemewell  b.  march  24th:  1717— Mary  b.  aprell  1st:  1721— 
elizabeth  ye  wife  of  William  Roberds  Dyed  August  ye  22d : 
1728— 

Caleb  Jefferis  &  hannah  parsons  the  reputed  daughter  to 
Jonathan  parsons  late  of  Northampton  deceased  ware  m.  De- 
cembr  ye  17th  :  1710— 

Nathaniell  foot  &  ann  Clark  m.  July  ye  4th  :  1711. 

Daniell  son  to  Josiah  phelps  b.  Decembr  the  17th  :  1704 — 
Ann  b.  febreary  8th  :  1708-9 — Isaac  b.  febrewary  It :  1710-11 
— Zefeniah  b.  Nouembr  7th:  1712 — elizabeth  b.  may  16th: 
1715— 

Nathaniell  son  of  Nathaniell  kellogg  b.  May  ye  8th  :  1703 
— Sarah  b.  Decembr  27th:  1707 — Lydya  b.  May  29th:  1710 
— ezra  b.  Septembr  ye  6th  :  1724 — 

Marcy  Daughter  to  Isaac  bigloo  b.  July  23d :  1711  &  dyed 
about  3  months  after — Lsack  son  to  Isaac  biglo  b.  may  4th : 
1713— marcy  b.  february  4th  :  1715— Mary  b.  July  31 1 :  1719 
—Samuell  b.  the  2 It  Day  of  December  1724— Sarah  b.  the 
the  27th  :  day  of  June  1727— lidia  b.  aprell  the  22d:  1729— 
(In  another  place)  hannah  b.  ye  2d  :  Day  of  octobr  :  1721 — 
abigaiell  b.  Aprell  13th  :  1723— 

thankful  Daughter  to  Richard  Carier  b.  aprell  29th,  1711 — 

(Here  ends  the  recording  of  births,  marriages  and  deaths  by 
Micaiell  Taintor  Esq. — What  follows  is  chiefly  in  the  hand  of 
Esq.  Bulkley — A  small  portion  of  it  is  in  the  hand  of  CapU 
Aaron  Skinner--)"  Mary  daughter  of  Daniel  &  Elizabeth  Worth- 


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ington  was  b.  Augt.  2d:  1737— Telitha  b.  Nov.  25  :  1738— 
Abigail  b.  March  10:  1740— Almy  b.  april  12  :  1741— Mehi- 
tabel  b.  June  27  :  1742  &  dyed  July  1  :  1742— William  b. 
oct.  20:  1743  &  d.  March  4th  1744— William  b.  Jan.  29  ; 
1744-5— Amasai  b.  April  16:  1746— 

Susannah  daughter  to  Joseph  Isham  b.  14  :  Feb.  1737-8. 

Samuel  Kellogg  &  Abigail  Sterling,  m.  Jan.  8th,  1735-6 — 
Abigail' b.  Oct.  29:  1736— Samuel  b.  Dec.  20:  1738— Han- 
nah  b.  Sept.  30:  1740— Ann  b.  Novr  30:  1742— Mary  b. 
April  27  :  1745,  New  Stile— Eunice  b.  Feb.  26  :  1747— Daniel 
b.  June  1 :  1749— Ann  d.  July  9:  1758,  in  the  16th  year  of 
her  age — 

Martha  daughter  to  Isaac  Crocker  &  Elisabeth  his  wife  b. 
March  3  :  1731— Abigail  b.  March  10  :  1733— a  daughter 
(still  born  Sept.  26  :  1736— 

Elisha  Pratt  &  Ann  Porter  m.  Feb.  27  :  1735-6— Elisha 
b.  Jan.  25  :  1735-6— David  b.  April  30  :  1738— 

Gershom  Bulkley  &  Abigail  Robins  m.  Nov.  27 :  1733 — 
Sarah  b  Nov.  10:  1735— 

Noah  Weils  &  Sarah  Wyatt  were  m.  AprilllS:  1714 — 
Israeli  Wyatt  b.  Dec.  17;  1714— Jerusha  b.  Jan.  6:  1716-17 
&  d.  Dec.  17  :  1717— Noah  b.  Sept.  25  :  1718— Sarah  b.  Jan. 
12  :  1721-2— David  b.  Sept.  10 :  1723— Moses  b.  Oct.  3  :  1725 
—Gideon  b.  Jan.  22  :  1728-9— Silas  b.  July  8  :  1730— Jerusha 
b.  Jan.  9.8  :  1733-4— Amos  b.  Feb.  28  :  1735— 

Mary  wife  of  Ebenezer  Dibble  d.  March  5  :  1736— Elisa- 
beth daughter  of  Benjamin  Carrier  &  Elisabeth  his  wife  b. 
Nov.  25  :  1735 — Hannah  daughter  to  Joseph  Pumery  & 
Elisabeth  his  wife  b.  April  28  :  1734 — John  Daley  son  to 
Joseph  Daley  &  Patience  his  wife  b.  Dec.  11:  1708— The 
Revd  Mr  Joseph  Lovett  &  Ann  Holms  m.  Aprill  3  :  1734 — 
Samuel  b.  Jan.  12:  1734-5 — Benjamin  Carrier  &  Elisabeth 
Kneeland  m.  Feb.  6th  1734-5 — Thomas  Carrier  Dyed  May 
16  :  A.  D.  1735  aged  about  108  or  109  years. 


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f(  Isaac  Bigloe  &  Abigail  Skinner  were  m.  March  14  :  1734 
—Abigail  b.  Jan.  1 :  1734-5— Ann  b.  March  7  :  1736— Isaac 
b.  Nov.  17  :  1737— Timothy  b.  Nov.  18  :  1739— Amasai  b. 
Dec.  28  :  1741 — &  d.  Jan.  18 :  following — Mary  b.  Feb.  2 : 
1743— Lydia  b.  May  2 :  1745— Margarett  b.  Aug.  2 :  1747— 
Jerusha  b.  March  8:  1748-9— Rubey  b.  Dec.  14:  1750— 
Samuel  b.  Nov.  1  :  1752 — Amasai  b.  Feb.  11  :  1755 — Addi 
(a  son)  b.  Oct.  18  :  1757— Ruby  d.  June  5  :  1759— 

Nathaniel  son  to  Joshua  Cole  &  Mary  his  wife  b.  Jan.  31 : 
1734_5__ 

David  Bigloe  &  Editha  Day  m.  Dec.  11 :  1729 — Hannah 
b.  Nov.  11  :  1730— David  b.  May  7  :  1732— Amasa  b.  Sept. 
3  :  1733— Ezra  b.  April  10 :  1736— Daniel  b.  May  25  :  1738., 
Eli  b.  August  25  :  1739 — Azariah  b.  Dec.  26:  1741 — Editha 
b.  March  16:  1744 — Editha  wife  of  David  Bigelow  d.  Jan. 
19  :  1746 — David  Bigelow  &  Marcy  Lewis  m.  Jan.  21  :  1747 
—Stephen  b.  Oct.  27 :  1747— Stephen  d.  Sept.  13:  1748— 
Stephen  b.  June  5:  1749— Moses  b.  Oct.  4:  1750,  &  d.  Dec. 
23  :  1750— Stephen  d.  Aug.  5  :  1751— Eli  d.  Aug.  10:  1751 
—Marcy  b.  Nov.  23  :  1753— 

Benjamin  Chamberlin  &  Hannah  Wyatt  m.  Dec.  14  :  1731 — 
Wyat,  son  to  Ben.  Cbamberlin  b.  Oct.  12  :  1728 — a  daughter 
b.  Oct.  10:  1730  &  d.  the  19th  of  the  same  month — Benjamin 
b.  Dec.  27  :  1731  &  d.  on  the  28:  of  the  same  month — 

[Thus  the  Chamberlin  record  reads,  being  in  the  hand  of 
Mr.  Bulkley. — c.  M.  T.] 

Israel  son  to  Ebenezer  Skinner  Junr.  &  Sarah  his  wife 
b.  Jan.  18 :  1730 — 1 — Samuell  son  to  Nathaniel  Skinner  Jr 
b.  Sept.  11:  1735— John  b.  Sept.  7:  1738— Rebecca  daugh- 
ter to  Nath.  &  Mary  Skinner  b.  Dec.  3  :  1730 — Nathaniel  b. 
June  23  :  1732— 

Elnathan  Rowley  &  Abigail  Cone  were  m.  Dec.  26  :  1723 
—Abigail  b.  May  7  :  1725— Abigail  d.  Oct.  17  :  1726— Jesse 


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b.  May  8  :  1728— Abigail  b.  Oct.  2  :  1730— Israel  b.  Feb.  20 : 
1732-3— Thankful  b.  Dec.  3 :  1735  &  d.  the  9 :  of  Dec.  1735 
Abigail  wife  of  Elnathan  Rowley  d.  Dec.  8  :  1735— Elnathan 
Rowley  &  Lidia  Wells  m.  Oct.  3  :  1736— Ephraim  b.  Oct.  17 : 
1737— Thankful  b.— Lydia  b. 

Sarah  wife  of  Serg't  Joseph  Pratt  died  Nov.  20  :  1730 

Micaiell  Taintor  Esq.  Dyed  February  19th  1730-1 — Jonah 
son  to  Jonathan  &  Sarah  Gillet  d.  April  10:  1731 — Aaron  b. 
May  23:  1732— Mary  b.  May  23:  1734— The  Revd  Mr. 
John  Bulkley  first  Minister  in  ye  Town  of  Colchester  departed 
this  life  in  ye  night  following  ye  9th  day  of  June  in  ye  year 
1731, — about  half  an  hour  after  one  of  ye  clock — 

Elisabeth  daughter  to  Samuel  Lewis  &  Mary  his  wife  b. 
Jnne  22  :  1731— Benjamin  b.  March  29  :  1733— Jno.  b.  June 
16:  1834 — Samuell  b.  Jan.  9:  1735-6 — Abraham  b.  April 
29;  1738— Isaac  b.  Feb.  14:  1738-9— 

Young  Fuller  &  Jerusha  Bebee  m.  April  23  :  1730 — Joshua 
b.  Sept.  9  :  1730— 

Daniel  Lomis  &  Hannah  Witherell  m.  Oct.  7  :  1731 — Han- 
nah b.  July  15  :  1732— Mercy  b.  Aug.  18  :  1733— Daniel  b. 
June  16:  1735. 

Joseph  Pumery  Junr  &  Elisabeth  Randall  were  m.  Dec.  25  : 
1728— Joseph  b.  August  17:  1731— Hannah  b.  April  28: 
1734 — Abigail  b.  June  2 :  1736 — 

Prudence  daughter  of  John  &  Mary  Carrier  b.  &  d.  on  ye 
22:  March  1731 — Elisha  son  to  Serj't  Isaac  Bigloe  b.  April 
14:  1731 — Abigail  wife  of  Ensign  Ephraim  Wells  d.  Nov. 
16 :  1731— Edward  Fuller  d.  Jan  7  :  1731— David  son  to  Ed- 
ward Fuller  &  Elisa  his  wife  b.  Jan.  26  :  1727 — Edward  b.  May 
11:  1730. 

Eunice  daughter  to  Benja :  Aquitfield  &  Eunice  his  wife  b. 
Feb.  26:  1730—1. 

Delight  daughter  to  Nathl  &  Hannah  Otis  b.  March  23  : 
1731— Marcy  b.  July  3  :  1734— Delight  d.  July  20:  1740— 


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Nathll  their  son  d.  Jan.  24 :  1740-1— Hannah  d.  June  12 :  1752 
— The  abovesd  Nathall  Otis  deceased  April  15:  1771  in  the 
81st  year  of  his  age. 

Jona.  son  to  Deac.  Nathll  Skinner  &  Mary  his  wife  b.  Aug. 
15  :  1721— Josiah  b.  April  30  :  1724— Joanna  b.  March  19  : 
1727— Zerviah  b.  June  25  :  1730— 

John  son  to  Phillip  Caverly  &  Hannah  b.  Nov.  24  :  1 731 — 
Phillip  (son)  d.  June  19  :  1739 — John  son  to  John  &  Elisa- 
beth Douglass  b.  Oct.  12:  1731— Elizabeth  b.Dec.  5:  1733— 
Daniel  b.  Oct.  15 :  1735— 

John  Adams  the  first  dyed  in  Colchester  Nov.  22  :  1732 — 
Joseph  son  to  Joseph  Pratt  Junr  b.  Aug.  2  :  1732 — Ebenezer 
son  to  John  &  Ann  Beach  b.  Feb.  17  :  1732-3 — d.  on  the  5  : 
April  1734 — John  son  to  Ebenr  Skinner  Jr  &  Sarah  his  wife 
b.  Feb.  23  :  1732-3— Hannah  daughter  to  Evan  &  Mary  Har- 
ris b.  Aug.  22  :  1732 — James  son  to  James  Crocker  b.  April 
20  :  1732— Thankful  b.  Jan.  27  :  1733-4. 

Sarah  daughter  to  Josiah  &  Grace  Gates,  b.  Nov.  12 :  1732 
— Leodemiah  daughter  to  James  Newton  Junr.  &  Susannah 
his  wife  b.  May  7  :  1732— Susannah  b.  March  15  :  1735. 

Elisabeth  daughter  to  Robert  &  Alice  Ransom  b.  May  1 : 
1729— Amy  b.  Aug.  2 :  1732— Aaron  Gillitt  dyed  in  Boston 
Nov.  30 :  1730— 

John  Chapman  &  Bethiah  Chapman  m.  April  10:  1740 — 
Bethiah  b.  Feb.  27  :  1743— Sarah  b.  May  13 :  1745— John 
b.  April  6  :  1747— Thomas  &  Jason  b.  Feb.  20 :  1749— Ros- 
selb.  May  17:  1751— Rhoda  b.  Sept.  20:  1754— Rhoda  d. 
April  20:  1756— Thomas  d.  Jan.  21 :  1759— 

Thomas  son  to  Jabez  &  Ann  Jones  b.  May  21 :  1732 — 
Jabez  b.  Jan.  14  :  1733-4— Amos  b.  Jan.  2  :  1734-5— Anna 
b.  Oct.  5  :  1736— Israeli  b.  Jan.  7  :  1737-8— Asa  b.  June  9  : 
1739— Hazael  b.  Jan.  6  :  1742-3— Jehiel  b.  Sept.  20 :  1743 
—Ariel  b.  Sept.  28 :  1745— Sarah  b.  Jan.  7  :  1746-7— Ahijah 
b.  July  5  :  1750= 
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Asa  son  to  William  &  Abigail  Marriner  b.  Oct.  9  :  1732 — 
Jonathan  son  to  Edward  &  Zerviah  Billb.  May  5  :  1733— John 
Quitifield  &  Elisabeth  Kilborn  m.  Dec.  7 :  1733 — Amasai  b. 
Dec.  11  :  1734— Elisabeth  the  wife  of  Charles  Williams  Dyed 
Sept.  13  :  1725 — Ruben  son  to  John  Strong  &  Abijah  his  wife 
b.  May  8  :  1733— 

Benjamin  Day  &  Margaret  Foot  m.  March  6  :  1729 — Ann 
b.  Feb.  27  :  1730 — Benjamin  b.  Sept.  13  :  1731 — Adonijah  b. 
July  16:  1733— Asa  b.  May  16:  1735  &  d.  23  :  Asa  b.  June 
1  :  1736  &  dyed  13  :  Margaret  b.  Oct.  27  :  1737— Aaron 
b.  Sept.  14:  1740— Amasai  b.  April  21:  1742— Lydia  b. 
April  21 :  1744— Daniel  b.  July  21  :  1747— David  b.  Aug. 
4 ..  1749— Editha  b.  Jan.  5  :  1752. 

William  son  of  Jabez  &  Tabitha  Rowley  b.  Oct.  15  :  1727 
— Phinehas  b.  Oct.  7  :  1729 — Lois  b.  Nov.  14 :  1731 — Simeon 
b.  June  17  :  1733— Eunice  b.  April  3 :  1735— Nathan  b.  Feb. 
12  :  1737_Lydia  b.  June  27 :  1739— Dorothy  b.  April  28  : 
1741. 

Joseph  Day  &  Esther  Hungerford  m.  April  1 :  1729 — Ezra 
b.  Jan.  18  :  1730  &  d.  July  23  :  Joseph  b.  May  6:  1731— 
Esther  b.  March  12 :  1733— Grace  b.  March  12  :  1736— Mary 
b.  July  2 :  1738— Ezra  b.  July  20 :  1740  &  d.  March  17  : 
1742— Asa  b.  March  13  :  1743— Rachel  b.  Nov.  22  :  1745— 
Jesse  b.  Jan.  16  :  1748— 

Richard  Quitifield  &  Lydia  Cripen  m.  March  1 :  1732 — 
Abner  b.  Aug  27  :  1732— a  son  still-born  Dec.  22  :  1733— 

Jno.  Carrier  Junr  &  Rebecca  Banister  m.  Jan.  13  :  1730-31 
— Andrew  b.  Jan  13 :  1731-2 — Mary  b.  Dec.  7  :  1733 — An- 
drew d.  Jan.  24:  1736-7— Mary  d.  Jan.  18  :  1736-7— 

Samuell  Brown  &  Mary  Dunham  m.  Aug.  6  :  1729 — Sam- 
uell  b.  Aug.  17 :  1729— Abner  b.  March  25  :  1730— Mary  b. 
Feb.  13:  1732— 

Elisabeth  daughter  to  Daniel  Chamberlin  b.  March  18 : 
1720— Esther  b.  Oct.  18 :  1722— Mehitabell  b.  April!  9 :  1725 


Ill 

—Daniel  b.  Nov.  2 :  1727— Richard  b.  July  5 :  1730— Wil- 
liam b.  March  10  :  1733— 

Jabez  Crippen  &  Thankfull  Fuller  m.  July  9  :  1707— Su- 
sanna b.  May  21 :  1708 — Frances  (daughter)  b.  June  26 : 
1710— Lydia  b.  March  17  :  1713— Thomas  b.  May  15  :  1715 
-Jabez  b.  July  14  :  1717— John  b.  March  20  :  1720— Mahi- 
tabell  b.  July  6  :  1722— Samuel  b.  July  7  :  1724— Joseph  b. 
June  7  :  1726— Thankfull  b.  April  2 :  1728— 

Cornelius  Hamlin  &  Mary  Mudge  m.  Dec.  5  :  1732 — Cor- 
nelius b.  Sept.  25:  1733 — Stephen  Brainerd  &  Susannah 
Gates  m.  Dec.  24:  1730— Susannah  b.  Sept.  24:  1731— 
Elisabeth  b.  Dec.  17 :  1733— 

Andrew  Carrier  Junr  &  Ruth  Addams  m.  Dec.  27  :  1733 — 
Andrew  b.  Nov.  9  :  1734— Ruth  his  wife  d.  Nov.  16:  1734— 
Andrew  Carrier  &  Rebecca  Rockwell  m.  Oct.  27  :  1735 — Ruth 
b.  Aug.  14 :  1736 — Joseph  b.  March  3  :  1738 — Samuel  b.  Jan. 
6 :  1739-40— Israeli  b.  March  12 :  1741-2— Isaac  b.  April 
21:  1744— 

John  Ransom  &  Bethia  Lewis  m.  April  6 :  1732 — Robert 
b.  April  8  :  1733— 

John  Gates  &  Sarah  Fuller  m.  April  19  :  1722— Sarah  b. 
Aug.  10  :  1725— John  b.  Aug.  19  :  1728— Nehemiah  b.  April 
17  :  1730— Mathias  b.  Feb.  13  :  1733-4— Ezra  b.  July  20  : 
1736. 

John  Lord  &  Experience  Crippen  were  m.  Dec.  26  :  1724 
— Jonathan  b.  Oct.  3:  1726 — Timothy  Carrier  &  Frances 
Crippen  m.  Feb,  26  : 1729-30— Elisabeth  b.  Jan.  18  : 1730-1— 
Elisabeth  d.  Aug.  26:  1731— Thankfull  b.  Aug.  5:  1732— 
Elisabeth  b.  Dec.  22  :  1733-4— 

Hannah  the  wife  of  Mr.  Benjamin  Lewis  died  June  9  :  1732. 
David  Day  &  Hannah  Lewis  m.  Dec.  12 :  1734 — 

Mary,  daughter  to  Stephen  &  Deborah  Pain  b.  Dec.  29  : 
1734 — Deborah  daughter  to  Ebenr.  &  Sarah  Skinner  b.  Feb. 
23 :  1735 — Abigail  daughter  to  Joseph  &  Susanna  Isham  b. 


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May  21  :  1732— Jane  b.  Feb.  2  :  1734— Joseph  b.  Oct.  15 : 
1735— 

Elnathan  Palmiter  &  Elisabeth  Scovele  m.  April  16  :  1734— 
Sarah  b.  March  18  :  1734-5— Elisabeth  b.  Jan.  26 :  1736-7 
—Eunice  b.  April  11 :  1739— Elisabeth  b.  Dec.  11  :  1741— 
Irene  b.  May  28  :  1745— John  b.  Jan.  7  :  1747-8— Nathan  b. 
March  9 :  1749-50— Charles  b.  Feb.  15  :  1751-2— 

Daniel  Chapman  &  Katharine  Wentworth  m.  March  22  : 
1713_Paul  b.  April  12 :  1714— Katharine  b.  Dec.  23  :  1715— 
Martha  b.  July  2  :  1717 — a  daughter  still-born  April,  1719 — 
Sarah  b.  June  1 :  1720— Daniel  b.  April  10  :  1722— Silas  b. 
April  8  :  1724— Elias  b.  Jan.  14  :  1725-6— Barabas  b.  March 
18:  1728— Jeremiah  b.  April  12  :  1733— Mercy  b.  April  14: 
1735— Eunice  b.  April  28  :  1737— Paul  d.  Sept.  28 :  1738— 
Sarah  d.  Dec.  22  :  1738— 

John  son  to  John  Dethick  b.  March  10  :  1719 — Elisabeth 
b.  Dec.  17  :  1721— Susanna  b.  Dec.  17  :  1723— Mary  b.  March 
10:  1725— Sarah  b.  March  5:  1727— Naomi  b.  May  11: 
1729— Annanias  b.  Dec.  24:  1730— Hannah  b.  June  29:  1733 
— Ruthb.  July  16:  1734 — Aaron  Skinner  &  Eunice  Taintor 
m.  Aug  4:  1737.  Mary  daughter  to  Ebenezer  Skiner  b. 
March  17 :  1736-7— 

John  Hopson  &  Mary  Kellogg  m.  May  28 :  1730 — John  b. 
Nov.  5  :  1731,  &  d  July  14  :  1732— John  b.  Jan.  29  :  1734— 
Betty  b.  Feb.  16:  1735— Sarah  b.  Jan.  29:  1737— Lydia  b. 
Aug.  20  :  1739  &  d.  July  6  :  1740— Lydia  b.  Oct.  24 :  1741. 
Mary  b.  April  16:  1745— Hannah  b.  Sept.  29:  1747— Pru- 
dence b.  Dec.  16 :  1750— Capt.  John  Hopson  d.  Aug.  9  :  1751 
—In  the  44th  year  of  his  age.  March  31 :  1761  died  the  wife 
of  Capt.  John  Hopson  late  deceased  who  after  his  death  was 
joined  in  m.  to  Henry  Bliss  of  Lebanon — Lydia  their  daughter 
d.  Oct.  6  :  1761— 

"Colchester  Nouember  16:  1730 — then  John  bulkley  Junr 
personally  appeared  &  entered  his  Caution  acording  to  ye  Di- 


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rection  of  ye  law  of  this  Gouernt  in  pag  103 :  against  any 
Deed  or  euedenc  of  any  Conueyance  eighther  by  Josiah  phelps 
formerly  of  Colchester  or  by  left.  James  haris  of  a  Certain 
tract  of  land  Containing  in  quantety  about  Seauenty  acers  and 
formerly  Mortgaged  by  said  phelps  to  John  harris  esqr  of  hart- 
ford  :  or  any  other  person  besids  ye  sd  John  bulkley  who  hath 
purchased  ye  sd  land  of  Roswell  Saltonstall  untill  a  legall  triall 
hath  passed  on  a  Deed  of  Releas  giuen  by  sd  phelps  to  sd  Sal- 
tonstall hath  passed  to  a  final  Issue  &  hath  Giuen  bond  to  me 
Micaiell  Taintor  town  Clerk — 

"To  All  Christian  people  to  whome  these  presents  shall  Com 
greeting :  Whearas  the  Gouerner  and  Company  of  this  Colo- 
ny of  Conettecot  in  Newengland  in  america  (By  vertue  of  the 
powers  vested  in  them  By  our  Late  Soureign  Lord  king 
Charles  the  second  of  Blesed  memory  in  and  by  his  Letters 
patins  under  the  great  seal  of  england  bareing  Date  the  thre 
&  twentieth  Day  of  Aprell  in  the  fowrtenth  year  of  his  sd 
Majests  Reign  did  By  an  Instrument  bareing  Date  the  twenty- 
fowrth  Day  of  Septembr  in  the  fowrth  year  of  the  Reign  of 
our  soverain  Lady  ann :  of  england  &c)  Conuey  &  make  ouer 
unto  Samull  Gilbert  Micaiell  Taintor  Samuell  Northam,  John 
addams  Joseph  pumery  Samuell  Lomis  James  brown  Joseph 
prat  &  John  Bulkley  proprietors  &  freholders  in  the  town  of 
Colchester  &  to  our  heigrs  &  assines  for  euer  all  the  Land 
lying  in  the  bounds  of  the  said  town  that  is  to  say  all  the  Land 
Lying  within  &  bounded  by  the  folloinge  boundaries :  viz : 
east  &  Northeast  by  a  Line  runing  by  Norwich  Southwest 
Bounds  one  mile  Notherly  on  Norwich  Line  &  from  thenc  By 
a  direct  Line  runing  &  falling  half  a  mile  below  the  midell  of 
the  Hand  in  a  pond  Called  the  North  pond :  westerly  by  the 
east  bounds  of  haddam  &  Mideltown  notherly  by  the  north 
Bownds  of  twenty  mile  Reuer  Southerly  by  the  North  bownds 
of  the  town  of  Lime  &  all  the  woods  vnder  woods  vplands 
areable  Lands  meadows  pastuers  ponds  waters  reuers  fishings 
10* 


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fowlings  huntings  mines  Mierals  quarries  &  prestious  Stones 
upon  &  within  the  sd  tract  of  Land  so  butted  &  bownded  as 
aforesaid  to  haue  &  to  hold  the  sd  tract  of  Land  with  all  & 
singular  the  heriditaments  preueliges  and  apurtenances  thareof 
vnto  vs  the  aboue  mentioned  Samuell  Gilbert  Micaiell  Taintor 
Samuel  Northam  &c  &  our  heigrs  &  assines  for  euer  to  be 
holden  of  her  Majestic  her  heigrs  &  sucksesors  as  of  her 
Majesties  manor  of  east  grinwich  in  the  County  of  Kent  in  the 
Kingdom  of  england  in  fre  &  Comon  sociage  &  whearas  the 
desire  of  the  said  gouerner  &  Company  in  the  aboue  mentioned 
conueyanc  was  the  settelment  of  a  towne  on  said  Land  &  the 
persons  hearafter  mentioned  (viz)  William  Roberds  senr. 
Thomas  Skiner  Thomas  Day  Joseph  Chamberlin  Joseph 
Dewey  Noah  Coleman  Josiah  gillett  ser.  Isreall  Wiat  Charles 
Williams  senr.  James  mun  John  Day  Joseph  wright  James 
Taylor  Eichard  Carier  Andrew  Carier  Nathanll  Kellog  ebe- 
nezer  Dibbel  John  Skiner  Shubaiell  Rowlee  John  brown  wil- 
liam  Shipman  John  Chapman  ser.  John  waters  samuel  fuller 
John  hopson  william  Roberds  Junr  Richard  Skiner  Benjamin 
Skiner  ebenezer  Skiner  Josiah  Strong  Josiah  gillet  Junr  Jona- 
than Northam  Nathll  foot  Josiah  foot  Ebenezer  Colman  Micai- 
ell Taintor  Junr.  Danill  Clark  Junr  Samll  pellet  Jonathan 
kilburn  henry  tomeson  John  addams  Junr  Clement  kithophell 
thomas  Brown  John  Baker  Moses  Rowle=haue  Com  &  sat 
Downe  with  vs  on  sd  Land  &  made  Considerable  Improue- 
ments  on  Diuers  parcels  tharof=now  know  ye  that  we  the 
aboue  mentioned  Samuell  Gilbert  Micaiell  Taintor  Samuell 
Northam  John  addams  Joseph  Pumery  Samll  Loomis  James 
Brown  Joseph  pratt  &  John  Bulkley  proprioters  of  the  said 
Land  do  on  the  Considerations  aforesd  Receaue  the  sd  William 
Roberds  senr  Thomas  Skiner  thomas  Day  with  the  rest  of  the 
persons  aboue  named  with  them)  as  Joynt  proprioters  with  vs 
&  for  our  selues  our  heigrs  executors  adminestrators  &  assigns 
do  frely  Giue  Grant  Confirm  Conuey  and  pass  ouer  unto  the 


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said  william  Roberds  Senr  thomas  Skiner  thomas  Day  with  the 
rest  mentioned  with  them)  them  &  thair  heigrs  for  euer  Such 
Rights  in  the  abouesd  tracts  of  Land  as  ware  at  thair  Coming  hear 
put  in  for  by  them  (exsepting  Such  parcels  and  Rights  tharof 
as  any  of  them)  by  vertue  of  the  pretended  grants  of  the  town) 
haue  Disposed  of  (which  Dispositions  or  Conueyances  so  made 
we  do  by  these  presents  Confirm  unto  the  persons  to  whom  thay 
are  Respectiuely  made  thair  heigrs  &  assignee  for  euer)  together 
with  such  priueliges  emunities  as  are  hearafter  mentioned  &  to 
the  ondly  vse  bennefit  &  behouf  of  the  sd  persons  thair  & 
euery  of  thair  heigrs  Assigns  foreuermore  to  haue  &  to  hold 
sd  parsels  of  Land,  rights  preaeliges  from  the  day  of  the  Date 
hearof  foreuer)  that  is  to  Say  we  grant  unto  the  aboue  men- 
tioned persons  thair  heigrs  &  assines  for  euer  full  power  of 
acting  with  us  in  all  things  wharin  as  proprioters  we  may  be 
Conserned  as  we  ourselus  haue  we  hauing  mutuly  agreed  &  do 
hearby  ordaine  &  Determin  that  in  all  future  Meetings  of  vs 
&  them  our  &  thair  heigrs  &  assignes  for  euer  hearafter  the 
manegment  of  all  afares  shall  be  under  the  following  Regula- 
tions (viz)  that  the  voate  of  two-thirds  at  least  of  the  proprio- 
ters that  is  to  say  two  thirds  of  those  who  now  by  this  Instru- 
ment are  made  proprioters  or  such  as  hearafter  shall  be)  thair 
heigrs  &  assines)  together  with  ourselus  our  heigrs  or  assigns 
shall  be  nessesary  to  the  determination  of  any  afaire  in  sd 
meetings  a  less  Nomber  shall  not  make  a  voate — 2 :  that  none 
of  vs  our  heigrs  or  assines  or  of  the  sd  persons  proprioters  with 
vs  thair  heigrs  that  shall  not  haue  a  fiuety  pownd  Right  (as  it 
is  Commonly  Called)  in  the  aboue  mentioned  tract  of  Land 
shall  haue  power  of  voating  in  any  afaire  managed  in  sd  meet- 
ings— 3  that  any  of  vs  our  heigrs  or  assigns  them  or  thair 
heigrs  or  assigns  that  Already  haue  or  hearafter  shall 
aduance  our  or  thair  estats  and  Increase  our  or  thair  Rights 
in  Sd  Land  shall  haue  power  of  voating  in  proportion  to 
the  number  of  said  Rights  that  is  to  say  he  that  now  has 
or  hearafter  shall  haue  one  hundred  pownd  right  shall  haue 


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power  of  offering  two  voats)  he  that  has  or  shall  haue  a  two 
hundred  pownd  Right  of  fowr  voats  in  any  afaire  of  sd  meet- 
ings &  So  proportionabley in  witnes  whearof  we  the  aboue 

mentioned  proprioters  haue  afixed  our  hands  &  seals  this  twenty 
eighth  Day  of  Aprell  Anoqe  Dom :  1713 — Micaiell  Taintor 
Jno  Bulkley  Samll  gilbert  Jno  addams  Joseph  prat  Samll  North- 
am  Samll  Lomis  Joseph  pumery — In  presents  of  these  Witneses 
obadiah  hosford  Danll  Clark  senr  Sainuell  palmer — We  the 
aboue  mentioned  persons  made  proprioters  by  the  aboue  Writ- 
ten Instrument  Do  hearby  Signefie  our  aprobation  of  the  aboue- 
mentioned  Rimetations  for  the  regulation  of  all  futuer  meetings 
of  proprioters  &  Do  hearby  Bind  our  selues  our  heigrs  & 
assines  to  a  submition  to  them  in  all  futuer  meetings  wharin 
we  or  thay  acording  to  the  Imuneties  or  preueliges  in  the  aboue 
mentioned  Instrument  granted  may  be  Conserned  in  testemony 
Wharof  we  haue  hearto  fixed  our  names  on  ye  Day  &  year 
abouementioned= William  Roberds  Senr  thorn  Skiner  Thorn 
Day  Joseph  chamberlin  John  Skiner  Isreall  Wiatt  charles  wil- 
liams  Jos  :  Dewey  Jno  Day  Nathnll  Kellogg  ebenezer  Dibell 
Richard  Carrier  Shubaiell  Rowlee  Andrew  Carier  John  Chap- 
man John  hopson  Richd  Skiner  william  Roberds  Josiah  gillet 
senr  Micaiell  Taintor  Junr  Josiah  gillet  Junr  ebenezer  Skiner 
thorn  Lomis  Jonathan  Kellogg  Josiah  foot  ebenezer  Colman 
Jonathan  Kilburn  thomas  Brown  Samull  Pellet  James  Newton 
Josiah  Strong  ebenezer  Kellogg  Nathll  foot  Josiah  phelps  Jona- 
than Northam  James  Brown  Decon  Skiner  Noah  wels  sins  as 
wm  shipmam  henry  tomesons  X  mark  Jos  Wright  Moses 
Rowlee — 

at  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters  of  Colchester  Aprell  28th 
1713  the  persons  following  haueing  Com  &  set  down  with  vs 
&  made  Improuements  we  Do  receaue  them  to  be  proprioters 
of  following  tracts  which  now  we  grant  to  them  (viz)  to  mr 
James  Newton  yt  hundred  pownd  Right  Which  he  obtained  of 
John  Chapman — To  thomas  Lomis  that  hundred  pownd  Right 


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which  he  bought  of  Daniell  Cooley — To  Ebenezer  kellogg  yt 
hundred  pownd  Right  which  he  purchased  of  Samll  Waller  of 
N :  london — To  Jonathan  kellog  that  hundred  pownd  Right 
which  he  purchased  of  the  saw-mill  men — To  the  heigrs  of  Left 
Noah  weles  Deseased  yt  hundred  pownd  Right  which  he  took 
up  by  vertue  of  a  purchas  made  of  John  &  Joshua  more  of 
N.  london — It  was  voated  that  mr  John  bulkley  Joseph  wright 
&  Micaiell  Taintor  shall  at  any  time  Call  a  meeting  of  the 
proprioters. 

at  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters  of  Colchester  July  28th  : 
1713 — Whearas  Diuers  persons  Do  Claim  Lands  "Within  the 
propriaty  Granted  to  vs  By  the  Gouerner  &  Company  &  from 
time  to  time  are  Entering  &  trespasing  vpon  vs — it  was  voated 
1 :  that  Mr  James  Newton  Samll  Northam  Samll  Lomis  Jo- 
seph Wright  &  Ebenezer  Coleman  be  a  Commitie  for  the 
prosecuting  &  Ejecting  the  sd  trespasers— 2  that  the  prosecu- 
tion of  the  sd  trespasers  shall  be  mannaged  at  the  Comon 
Cbarg  of  the  proprioters  &  that  euery  one  shall  be  Assesed 
acording  to  his  Right  in  the  propriaty~at  ye  meeting  afore- 
said was  Granted  unto  Ebenezer  Colman  fiuety  acres  of  land 
to  be  taken  up  without  &  Clear  from  the  sequestrations  of  land 
which  hath  bin  formerly  made  by  the  towne — the  Condistion 
of  the  grant  is  that  he  the  said  ebenezer  Coleman  pay  to  sd 
proprioters  the  sum  of  nine  pounds  Currant  mon^)  at  the  meet- 
ing aforesd  Micaiell  Taintor  was  chosen  proprioters  Clerk — 

at  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters  of  Colchester  October  ye  23d 
1717  it  was  voated  to  Grant  to  ye  Reurt  mr  thatcher  of  milton 
a  quit  Claim  of  all  that  part  of  his  farm  of  land  which  lyeth 
within  the  township  of  said  Colchester  he  guieing  to  the  said 
propriaters  the  sum  of  twenty  &  fiue  pownds :  &  mr  bulkley 
left  John  skiner  &  Micaiell  Taintor  are  appoynted  to  giue  sd 
quit  Claim  in  thair  Name :  &  further  it  was  voated  that  those 
persons  that  haue  taken  vp  land  within  the  said  farm :  to  take 
it  up  elcwhare  But  not  within  any  of  the  sequestrations  of  land 


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for  town  comons  the  persons  that  haue  taken  vp  Land  thare  are 
namely  Decon  Samuell  Lomis  Benjamin  addams  thomas  ad- 
dams  :  Samuel  brown  &  ebenezer  Coleman  &  John  addams 
which  is  alianated  to  ms  elizabeth  wilson  of  hartford — Samuell 
Lomis  thomas  addams  &  Samuell  Brown  agreed  &  Consented 
to  Relinquish  thar  perticqler  Eights  of  Land  Layd  out  to  them 
within  the  said  Claim  of  mr  thatchers :  on  the  Condistions 
aboue  mentioned  &  Did  so  Declare  at  the  Meeting  :  aboue- 
mentioned  John  addams  also  sent  by  his  father  to  the  said 
meeting  that  he  agreed  to  the  termes  aboue  said :  benjamin 
addams  also  did  the  like — further  it  was  voated  that  the  said 
25  pownds  shall  !be  exspended  towards  the  procuering  a  Bell 
for  the  town  of  Colchester. 

Janewary  26th  1718--19 — at  a  proprietors  meeting  legaly 
warned  the  proprioters  voated  that  the  present  Comittie  should 
go  on  in  the  prosecution  of  the  action  now  Depending  in  the 
law  against  Samuell  Waters  of  hebron :  alies  Colchester :  and 
further  the  said  Comittie  namely  ebenezer  Colman  ebenezer 
Skiner  &  nathaniell  foot  shall  haue  a  further  suply  of  mony 
of  what  is  needfull  in  that  action  or  any  other  that  may  hap- 
pen to  be  of  the  same  natuer :  before  another  proprioters  meet- 
ing (at  the  charg  of  the  proprioters — at  the  same  meeting  the 
proprioters  granted  to  Richard  tozer  seauenty  acres  of  land : 
&  to  leftnt  skiner  ten  acers  to  be  taken  up  on  the  South  Side 
of  euan  Joneses  land :  which  is  in  Consideration  that  thay 
haue  taken  up  Sixty  acers  of  land  in  haddam  bounds  the 
which  thay  are  exchanging  with  the  heirs  of  Joseph  gates — 
further  the  proprioters  granted  to  Samuell  lomis  Junr  liberty 
to  mow  the  meadow  at  the  deep  Reuer :  lying  aboue  the  old 
Road  to  newlondon  he  paying  to  the  order  of  the  proprioters : 
one  shilling  pr  load  for  what  he  doth  gitt  thare — 

at  a  proprioters  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Septemb  13th  : 
1720 — they  nomenated  voated  &  apoynted  Leftenant  James 
harris  ebenezer  Colman  &  Sergt  Nathanell  foot  a  comitie  to 


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treat  &  Confer  with  a  Comittie  which  may  be  chosen  by  the 
town  or  proprioters  of  ye  town  of  Norwich  Conserning  a  finall 
Setlement  of  the  bownds  betwixt  Norwich  &  Colchester :  & 
so  to  make  Return  to  the  proprioters  &  town  of  thair  doings 
tharein — At  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  proprioters  Granted  to 
ms  foot  widow  fifty  acers  of  Land  to  be  taken  up  :  without  the 
Sequestration  that  is  to  say  not  to  be  taken  on  any  of  the 
Land  that  hath  bin  formerly  sequestered  for  town  Comons : 
which  grant  is  in  Consideration  that  her  Late  husband  Mr  foot 
did  procuer  a  deed  of  oaneco  for  the  township  of  Colchester  : 
&  in  Said  deed  the  said  Indian  gaue  him  fifty  acers  for  his 
own  perticqler  use  :  this  meeting  is  Adjorned  till  next  friday 
Com  Seauen  night — 

Know  All  men  by  these  presents  that  I  Ebenezer  Colemen 
of  Colchester  In  the  County  of  hartford  in  his  Majestis  Colony 
of  Conettecut  in  Newengland  Am  holden  &  firmly  do  stand 
bound  :  unto  Joseph  wright  &  Micaiell  Taintor  of  the  town 
County  &  Colony  aforesaid :  who  ware  deputed  by  the  pro- 
prioters of  the  said  town  of  Colchester  to  take  this  bond  :  in 
thair  behalf  &  for  the  use  of  the  said  proprioters  : :  I  say  I  do 
hearby  acknoleg  my  self  bound  unto  the  said  Joseph  Wright 
&  Micaiell  Taintor  to  them  or  any  one  of  them  or  their  At- 
tourney  :  or  to  any  other  person  or  persons  who  may  hearafter 
be  deputed  by  the  aforesaid  proprioters  to  Receaue  or  Recouer 
the  same)  in  the  sum  of  one  hundred  pounds  Curant  money : 
to  be  paid  unto  the  said  Joseph  wright  &  Micaiell  Taintor  or 
thair  Attourney  or  to  him  or  them,  who  may  be  deputed  by 
said  proprioters  of  Colchester  to  Receaue  the  same  as  afore- 
said— to  the  which  payment  well  &  truly  to  be  made  :  I  bind 
myself  my  heirs  execoters  And  adminestrators  firmly  by  these 
presents :  Sealed  with  my  seal  Dated  the  thirtenth  Day  of 
March  In  the  fifth  year  of  the  Reign  of  our  Soueran — Lord 
Georg  :  &  in  the  year  of  our  Lord — 1719 — 


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The  Condistion  of  this  oblygation  is  such  that  wheras  at  a 
town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Nouembe  ye  4th  1706  :  the 
town  granted  to  Martin  Kellogg  on  hundred  pound  Right  of 
Land  in  the  town  of  Colchester  on  Condistion  [that  he  pay  to 
the  town  flue  pounds  &  Com  &  Settell  in  the  town)  he  said 
Kellogg  :  haueing  paid  the  fiue  pounds  but  not  Com  to  settell 
as  abouesd.)  the  proprioters  of  Colchester  at  thair  meeting 
Aprell  ye  24th:  1716  granted  to  him  Said  Ebenezer  Colman 
that  hundred  pound  Right :  aboue  mentioned,  he  repaying  to 
Said  Kellogg  the  fiue  pound  &  Also  to  bring  a  quit  Claim 
from  sd  kellogg  of  all  the  Right  that  might  acrue  to  sd  kellogg 
by  vertue  of  the  Said  grant :  or  to  any  of  his  heirs  or  assigns : 
it  is  also  to  be  understood  that  I  the  Said  Colman  am  obliged 
(hearby)  to  take  up  Said  Right  of  Land:  Within  the  bounds 
of  that  which  is  Claimed  to  be  the  bounds  of  hebron :  or  on 
the  north  Side  or  norwest  sid  of  that  Line  which  hebron  In- 
habetants  pretend  to  be  the  Deuiding  line  betwixt  hebron  & 
Colchester :  &  not  to  take  up  any  part  of  the  Said  Land  acrue- 
ing  to  him  by  vertue  of  the  Said  Right :  In  any  other  place  : 
within  the  bounds  of  Colchester :  :  &  if  in  Case  I  the  said 
ebenezer  Colman  my  heirs  executors  or  adminestrators  or  as- 
signs shall  well  &  truly  perform  all  the  aboue  written  preni- 
eses  acording  to  the  true  meaning  of  them :  then  the  aboue 
written  obligation  to  be  null  &  void  &  of  none  efect :  but  in 
Case  of  failour  In  any  part  of  the  aboue  mentioned  premeses 
then  this  obligation  or  within  written  bond  to  Stand  in  full 
force  Strength  and  vertue :  to  all  intents  &  purposes  of  Law 
whatsoeuer :  &  further  it  is  to  be  understood  that  if  there 
should  be  any  difeculty  in  the  Law  about  the  land  that  may  be 
taken  up  by  vertue  of  the  grant  aforesaid  that  he  said  ebenezer 
Colman  shall  defend  it  at  his  own  Charg  against  the  proprio- 
ters of  hebron  or  the  legatees  of  Joshua :  the  town  nor  pro- 
prioters not  to  be  at  any  Charg  in  defending  the  same  &  if  the 
said  ebenezer  Colman  Canot  hold  the  land  that  he  so  takes  up 


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the  proprioters  nor  town  are  not  obliged  to  make  it  up  in  any 
other  place — In  witnes  wharof  I  haue  Set  to  my  hand  &  seal — 
Ebenezer  Coleman — Signed  Sealed  &  Deliuered  in  the  pres- 
ents of  Joseph  pratt  Mabel  Taintor  her  M  mark — 

At  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters  held  in  Colchester  Sep- 
tembr  23d :  1720 — the  proprioters  granted  to  William  brown 
twenty  acers  of  land  not  to  prejeice  (prejudice,  c.  M.  T.)  any 
former  grants  to  any  pertcqler  (particular,  c.  M.  T.)  person  or 
to  that  land  sequestered  for  town  Comons — at  the  same  meet- 
ing the  proprioters  granted  unto  ensign  Nathaniell  Loomis  one 
quarter  of  an  acer  of  land  to  bueld  on  :  which  is  to  be  taken 
up  Joyning  to  his  own  Land  that  he  bought  of  John  brown  on 
the  west  side  of  Stebnses  meadow-brook : :  So  as  not  to  preju- 
dice the  high  way :  but  if  in  Case  he  do  not  buld  a  mantion 
hows  &  settell  on  it :  which  if  he  doth  not  'do  then  the  grant 
to  be  void  &  the  Land  return  to  the  town — at  the  same  meet- 
ing was  granted  to  Sargt  prat  Sergt  nathaniell  Kellogg  nathan- 
iel  Cohoon  &  Joseph  pratt  Junr.  the  liberty  of  the  Stream  that 
runs  throgh  Jonathan  Kellogs  meadow)  with  about  ten  acers 
of  Land :  so  long  as  thay  maintain  a  good  Saw  mill  on  the 
Said  brook  :  (or  a  grist  mill)  which  if  thay  faile  of  with  all 
Conuenient  Speed  to  do  :  &  and  faile  of  maintaing  a  Saw-mill 
or  Grist  mill  thare  then  the  grant  to  be  void :  &  the  Stream  & 
land  to  return  to  the  proprioters  againe — further  it  was  granted 
to  Mr  Woodbridg  liberty  to  take  up  So  many  acers  of  Land : 
in  the  undeuided  Land  as  hadam  line  taks  of  from  the  land 
which  Ms  Woodbridg  bought  of  Daniell  Clark— further  at  the 
Same  meeting  the  proprioters  Chose  a  Comittie  namely  Capt 
wright  mr  Win  Worthington  &  Sargt  Nathaniell  foot  to  treat 
with  the  heirs  of  Jeremiah  adams  Conserning  his  Right  of  Land 
&  make  return  to  the  proprioters — 

October  ye  4 :  1720 — At  a  meeting  of  the  town  &  proprioters 
of  Colchester  it  was  voated  to  prefer  a  petistion  to  the  generall 
Court  to  be  held  at  Newhaven  the  second  thirds — thirds  Day. 
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122  % 

of  this  Instant  October  Relating  to  a  Setelment  of  the  bounds 
betwixt  the  town  of  Norwich  &  ye  town  of  Colchester  &  ebe- 
nezer  Colman  &  Micaiell  Taintor  ware  Apointed  &  Chosen  to 
Manage  thatt  matter — 

at  a  proprioters  meeting  held  in  Colchester  March  ye  20th  : 
1721 — the  proprioters  granted  to  Sam  ell  Waters  of  hebron 
about  twelue  acers  of  land  that  the  line  betwixt  hebron  &  Col- 
chester takes  into  Colchester  bounds — which  he  now  hath  under 
Improuemt — futhr  granted  to  Noah  Pumery  twenty  acers  of 
land  to  be  taken  up  clear  from  the  Sequesttrations  of  Land 
Sequestered  for  town  Comons :  on  Condistion  that  he  pay  to 
the  proprioters  thre  pounds  Curant  money  within  one  week  from 
this  meeting — 

March  22d :  1721  noah  pumery  paid  the  thre  pounds  aboue 
mentioned  which  was  deliuered  to  Nathaniell  foot  to  pay  to 
Major  merit — 

Aprell  ye  5th :  1721  was  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters  of 
•Colchester — then  Capt  Jos :  Wright  Sergt  Joseph  Dewey  & 
;Sergt  Nathaniell  foot  ware  Chosen  a  comittie  to  defend  the  sd 
proprioters:  in  an  action  Cominced  against  them  by  the  heirs 
•of  Jeremiah  addams— at  the  same  meeting  Granted  to  Joseph 
Dewey  forty  acers  of  land  for  the  sum  of  sixteen  pounds  of 
Curant  money  forthwith  to  be  paid  to  the  proprioters  or  to 
thair  Comittie :  &  sd  land  is  not  to  be  taken  up  within  fiue 
miles  distant  from  the  meeting  hows — the  :  proprioters  meeting 
is  adjorned  until  the  meeting  to  Chous  athorety — 

Aprell  ye  25th :  1721  was  a  proprioters  meeting  held  in  Col- 
.chester  noah  Clark  petitioned  for  that  part  of  the  thirty  acers 
which  he  bought  of  Cornelious  Roberds :  which  the  line  be- 
twixt Colchester  &  hebron  Cuts  of  into  the  Colchester  bounds  : 
which  was  not  granted)  but  voated  that  no  person  may  take  it 
«p  nor  enter  it  on  Record  :  until  the  next  proprioters  meeting 
— further  voated  that  Nathaniell  Gaboon  shall  haue  liberty  to 
throw  up  a  Corner  of  his  lott  to  the  Comons  &  to  take  up  so 


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much  as  he  throws  up  on  the  side  of  his  lot  next  to  the  high 
way :  &  Capt  Wright  &  Sergt  pratt  are  appoynted  to  se  it 
honestly  don  at  the  charg  of  the  said  Cohoon— at  ye  meeting 
aforesd  voated  yt  John  skiner  &  Samuell  fouller  [fuller. — c.  M. 
T.J  should  take  a  vew  of  ye  land  within  our  bounds  in  order 
to  ye  laying  out  another  deuision  &  make  Return  to  the  pro- 
prioters — 

Aprell  ye  28th  :  1721  was  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters  ye 
inhabetants  of  Colchester  it  was  voted  to  prefer  a  petistion  to 
the  Generall  Court  in  may  next  Relating  to  a  Setelment  of  the 
bounds  betwixt  the  town  of  norwich  &  ye  town  of  Colchester 
— further  voted  yt  the  proprioters  to  pay  the  Charg  thareof— 
and  Cap  Newton  Left  James  harris  &  Micaiell  Taintor  ware 
Chosen  &  appoynted  to  manage  thatt  matter — at  the  same 
meeting  Capt  newton  &  micaiell  Taintor  &  Joseph  Deuey  ware 
chosen  to  answer  unto  the  heirs  of  Jeremiah  adams  in  thair 
petistion  unto  the  generall  Court  in  may  next  against  the  pro- 
prieters  &  Inhabetants  of  the  town  of  Colchester — 

August  the  2d:  1721  was  a  proprioters  meeting  in  Colches- 
ter And  thay  voated  to  sell  one  hundred  acers  of  land  to  the 
highest  bidder  to  Raise  a  stock  of  money  :  for  the  use  of  the 
proprioters :  to  pay  out  acording  to  order)  it  is  to  be  under- 
stood to  be  without  ye  sequestration—further  voted  that  leften- 
ent  Skiner  shold  and  is  hearby  Impowered  to  sell  said  land  & 
to  Giue  a  deed  of  it  to  the  byer  or  biers — 

August  ye  24th :  1721 :  was  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters  of 
Colchester — it  was  voated  to  exchang  about  ten  acers  of  land 
with  mr  worthington  at  the  discrestion  of  Leftent  skiner :  decon 
Lomis  &  sergt  foot  &  to  make  return  to  ye  proprioters— further 
voated  yt  ye  abouesd  comitie  at  ye  charg  of  noah  Clark  shall 
take  a  vew  of  the  Land  yt  sd  noah  bought  of  cornelus  Rob- 
erds  yt  falls  into  Colchester  bounds  &  to  sell  it  to  sd  Clark 
further  voated  to  sell  ephream  foot  about  flue  or  six  acers  of 
land  which  is  at  ye  Rear  of  his  land  which  he  bougt  of  Joseph 


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dewey :  &  Joyning  to  John  addames  land  he  paying  to  the  pro- 
prioters  fifty  shillings  pr  acer  for  so  many  acers  as  he  takes — 
then  further  voated  &  Chose  a  Comitie  namely  mr  bulkley  left 
Wyat  Sergt  nathll  foot  Joseph  chamberlin  and  william  Roberds : 
to  prefer  a  petistion  to  ye  Generall  Court  in  behalf  of  ye  pro- 
prioters  :  against  ye  heirs  of  Jeremi  adams  or  to  precede  in  any 
other  Legall  way  as  thay  shall  see  cause  or  to  agree  with  ye  sd 
heirs  so  yt  ye  Controuersie  may  be  ended— further  voated  & 
appointed  Lef  skiner  Decon  Lomis  &  segt  Nathanel  foot  to 
take  a  vew  of  ye  Land  which  ye  Contry  Road  taks  in  going 
thro  Capt  Gilberts  Land  &  make  return  to  ye  prop  rioters—at 
the  same  meeting  was  voated  to  Confirm  ye  voat  made  August 
2d:  1721  Relating  to  ye  selling  one  hundred  acers  of  Land&Im- 
powering  Left  Skiner  to  sell  it  to  ye  highest  bider  &  to  pay 
ye  money  into  ye  tresury  for  ye  use  of  ye  proprietors — at  the 
same  meeting  (viz)  August  24:  1721  Micaiell  Taintor  was 
Chosen  ye  proprioters  tresurer-further  voated  to  Alter  ye  Rhoad 
yt  was  Laid  out  to  lyme  line  :  six  rods  wide  by  Left  harrises 
Land  to  giue  it  to  left  harris :  on  Condistion  yt  he  leaus  as  much 
In  the  lew  of  it :  which  is  to  be  don  at  the  discrestion  of  Left 
Skiner  &  return  made  of  his  doings  tharein — 

Janewary  ye  17th  :  172^  was  a  meeting  of  ye  proprioters  of 
Colchester  then  voated  to  quit  to  benjamin  Gorton  thair  claim 
to  fiue  hundred  acers  of  land  which  he  bought  of  peter  mason  : 
within  the  boundaris  of  his  Deed  from  sd  mason  which  bares 
date  Sept:  ye  20  :  1717  :  prouided  that  no  part  of  it  doth  In- 
fring  on  any  former  Grant  or  Grants  of  ye  town  or  proprioters 
of  sd  Colchester:  also  prouided  that  thare  be  not  within  sd 
boundaries  more  then  fiue  hundred  acers  -further  the  proprioters 
voated  to  grant  unto  Samuell  Knight  so  much  land  as  the  high 
way  taks  up  or  taks  of  from  the  front  of  his  lot  to  be  taken  up 
at  the  west  end  of  said  lot — further  voated  to  grant  to  Left  harris 
a  piece  of  land  joyning  to  that  farm  which  he  bought  of  John 


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hoberd :  &  Joyning  on  the  pond  &c  brook  east :  on  the  highway 
southwardly :  on  Consideration  yt  the  high  way  goeth  thro  his 
land  :  he  also  paying  to  the  proprioters  so  much  money  as  Left 
Skiner  shall  Judg  the  sd  land  to  be  worth— further  voated  to 
quitt  Claim  to  Daniell  palmeter  the  land  or  lotment  he  now 
Hues  on :— further  voated  and  granted  to  Capt.  Joseph  wright 
the  use  and  Improuement  of  the  buering  yard  for  twenty  years 
next  Coming  on  Condistion  that  he  with  all  Conuenient  Speed 
make  a  sufficent  fence  Rownd  it  and  Clear  it  from  bushes. — 
further  voated  and  granted  to  Capt  wright  Left  Skiner  Sergt 
kellogg  &  his  son  sergt  Andrew  Carrier  sergt  Ephream  foot 
Sergt  John  day  Sergt  Jos  Dewey  Abraham  Williams  William 
Worthington  William  Roberds  &  Samell  kellogg  flue  shillings 
pr  Day  for  thair  time  &  expences  at  ye  Courts  in  June  &  No- 
uembr  last :  which  is  forty  shillings  each —  , 

March  ye  27th:  1722  was  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters  in  Col- 
chester to  Comince  an  action  against  the  worshipfull  mr  william 
pitken  rnajr  talcot  &  Capt  Aron  Cook)  at  ye  next  County 
Court:  for  thair  legall  proseeding  against  Sundry  proprioters 
of  Colchester  in  thair  taking  elegall  fees  :  &  the  proprioters  to 
be  at  ye  Charg  of  ye  Suite— at  the  Same  meeting  :  ye  Reuerent 
mr  bulkley  Left  harris  &  Micaiel  Taintor  ware  Chosen  a  Com- 
itie  to  Attend  the  Comitie  appointed  by  ye  Generll  Court :  to 
settell  the  bounds  betwixt  norwich  &  Colchester  further  Granted 
to  mr.  bulkley  thirty  acers  of  Land :  to  be  taken  up  without 
the  Sequestration — further  at  the  same  meeting  Ephream  foot 
was  exsepted  a  proprioter :  for  a  fifty  pound  Right  in  the  pro- 
priotie  of  Colchester  in  all  after  deuisions  of  land  he  paying  to 
ye  pnoprioters  the  Sum  of  fowr  pounds  money — 

At  a  proprioters  meeting  Aprell  24th:  1722  it  was  voated 
and  Granted  to  Left  John  holmes  that  thirty  acers  of  land 
which  was  formerly  designed  to  be  Confirmed  unto  thomas 
Grstin — for  the  Consideration  of  twenty  pounds  money — at  the 
same  meeting  it  was  Granted  to  Left  holms  aforesd  that  he 

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shall  hane  ye  Rear  of  his  lot  that  he  now  lius  on :  to  be  ex- 
tended to  the  hill  or  Ledg  of  Rocks  in  Consideration  of  the 
high  way  that  is  Laid  out  thro  his  land— at  ye  same  meeting 
ensign  foot  &  sergt  kellogg  ware  appointed  in  behalf  of  the 
proprioters  to  Recon  with  ebenezer  Colman — 

June  ye  4th:  1722  was  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters:  thay 
then  Chose  a  Comittie  namely  Left  Wyat  Ensign  foot  & 
Micaell  Taintor  to  Recon  &  pay  to  the  persons  that  haue  bin 
Conserned  at  the  Court  by  a  voat  of  the  proprioters :  in  the 
Controuersie  with  ye  heirs  of  Jeremi  addams  &  other  Cases  in 
Court  Arising  tharefrom :  &  to  pay  out  to  each  one  his  due — 
at  the  meeting  aforesd  it  was  voated  to  Sell  Josiah  Gates  fifty 
acers  of  Land  for  twenty  flue  pounds  and  that  on  the  payment 
tharof  the  abouesd  Comittie  to  Giue  him  a  Deed  of  it  in  the 
name  &  behalf  of  the  proprioters — 

at  a  proprioters  meeting  in  Colchester  Nouembr  5th :  1723 
— voated  that  the  reuerend  mr  bulkley  &  ensign  foot  shold  de- 
fend the  propriotez-s  of  Colchester  in  the  action  Cominced 
against  them  by  ebenezer  Coalman  to  be  tried  at  hartford — 

Janewary  the  14th  :  172|  was  a  Legall  meeting  of  the  pro- 
prioters of  Colchester  &  it  was  voated  to  Confirm  the  voat 
wherin  it  was  granted  unto  Josiah  gates  &  Confirm  unto  Josiah 
gates  the  sd  Land  :  which  was  granted  at  a  meeting  Nouember 
5th:  1723  that  not  being  a  full  meeting:  further  voated  that 
nothing  shall  be  voated  after  the  Sun  is  set  in  any  meeting  of 
the  proprioters — the  meeting  is  adjorned  untill  wednsday  Com 
Seauen-night  at  nine  of  the  clock  in  the  morning — 

Janewary  the  22 :  thare  being  but  a  few  appearing  acording 
to  the  aboue  ajornment :  the  meeting  is  furder  ajorned  untill 
the  second  munday  of  februwary  next  ensueing  this  Date — 

at  a  Legall  meeting  of  the  proprioters  of  Colchester  begun 
febry  ye  10th :  1724  &  Continued  till  ye  end  of  ye  llth  Day 
of  ye  same — wharas  at  ye  meeting  abouesd  (viz)  Janey  14th  : 


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172£  Micaiell  Taintor  was  Chosen  proprietors  Clerk,  he  is  now 
Sworn  to  yt  office  acording  to  Law — Voated  that  Whareas  thare 
has  arisen  a  Controuersie  betwen  the  proprietors  &  Claimers 
of  Land  in  ye  town  of  Colchester  on  ye  one  part  and  thomas 
kimberly  of  glosenbery  on  the  other  part  Respecting  a  grant 
made  by  ye  sd  proprioters  to  ye  sd  thomas  kimberly  at  their 
meeting  March  12th:  An;  Dom:  1715--16  of  thre  hundred  acers 
of  Land  near  ye  Great  Pond  in  Colchester :  on  the  Rhoad  to 
Glasenbery  &  was  surueyed  &  layd  out  to  him  thare  by  ye  town 
measurer :  the  sd  proprioters  being  now  mett  Willing  to  adjust  & 
Isue  ye  Controversie  in  ye  most  peacable  and  Louing  manner  yt 
may  be)  haue  Giuen  &  do  now  Giue  unto  the  sd  thomas  Kimberly 
one  hundred  and  fifty  acers  of  Land  to  be  taken  vp  within  sd 
tract  so  surueyed  and  measured  &  upon  one  side  tharof  to  be 
to  him  the  sd  thomas  kimberly  his  heirs  &  assigns  foreuer  to  be 
laid  out  by  ye  town  surueyer,  prouided  ye  sd  Thomas  Kimberly 
shall  by  an  Instrument  Duly  Executed  Relinquish  &  quitt  his 
Claim  to  ye  Remainder  of  ye  sd  thre  hundred  acers  to  ye  sd 
proprioters  thair  heirs  &  assigns  foreuer— Which  Instrument 
the  said  Thomas  kimberly  hath  now  Executed — further  at  the 
meting  mentioned  on  the  other  side  it  was  voated  that  All  the 
Lands  not  Already  Laid  out  on  ye  nor  west  End  of  the  town 
Lying  betwene  ye  Sequestration  made  by  the  proprioters  at 
their  meeting — on  ye  east  &  west  sides  of»  ye  town  quiite  vp  to 
Joseph  Deweys  mill  Brook  &  Jeremis  Reuer  be  Sequestred  to 
the  town  their  heirs  &  sucksesors  for  euer  Town  Comons  for 
euer — it  was  Also  voated  yt  Leftt  Wyat  Left  Skiner  &  Sergt 
prat  shall  Be  a  Comittie  to  set  out  ye  bounds  of  the  seques- 
trations made  by  the  proprioters  on  the  east  west  north 
&  south  sids  of  the  town — At  their  meeting  Sept  30th ; 
1715 :  &  yt  they  make  Return  of  thair  doings  t harem 
to  ye  proprioters — further  it  was  voated  to  Choose  a  Comit- 
tie to  measure  ye  Land  yt  ye  Stubnese  Claimed  in  ye 


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bounds  of  Colchester :  &  make  return  to  the  next  meet- 
ing of  the  proprioters — and  also  yt  ye  persons  Claiming 
under  sd  Stubinses  be  notefied  to  be  present  at  ye  Suruey 
of  sd  Lands — and  Left  Skiner  ensn  foot  &  Ebenezer  Colman 
ware  Chosen  a  Comittie  to  Do  yt  matter:  &  also  to  notefie  ye 
persons  Conserned  as  aboue  sd — further  at  the  same  meeting 
Granted  to  John  Taylor  twenty  acers  of  Land  which  he  bought 
of  Capt  peter  mason  as  it  Lyeth  Joyning  on  the  west  side  of  land 
which  he  bought  of  Daniell  Rogers — the  proprioters  meeting  is 
adjorned  untill  the  last  munday  of  march  next  at  ten  of  the 
clock — 

Whearas  thare  haueing  arisen  a  Controversie  betwene  the 
proprioters  &  %Claimers  of  Land  in  ye  town  of  Colchester 
in  ye  County  of  hartford  in  ye  Colony  of  Conettecut  in 
New  england  on  ye  one  part,  &  thomas  kimberly  of  glos- 
enbery  within  ye  sd  County  on  the  other  part  Respecting 
a  grant  made  by  ye  said  proprioters  to  the  said  tho :  Kim- 
berly at  their  meeting  March  12th:  1715-16  of  thre  hun- 
dred acers  of  Land  near  ye  Great  Pond  in  said  Colchester  on 
ye  Rhoad  to  Glasenbery  &  surueyed  and  laid  out  to  him  thare 
by  the  town  mesurer  &  whearas  the  said  proprioters  at  thair 
meeting  in  Colchester  aforsd  febrewary  llth:  1723—24,  to  ye 
intent  yt  thay  may  Com  to  a  Loueing  &  peacable  adjustment  & 
Isue  of  the  Said  Coutrouersie :  did  then  giue  &  grant  to  ye 
Said  thomas  kimberly  one  hundred  &  fifty  acers  of  Land  to  be 
taken  vp  within  the  sd  tract,  prouided  ye  said  thomas  kimberly 
shall  by  an  Instrument  Duly  excuted  Relinquish  &  quitt  his 
Claim  to  the  Remander  of  the  Said  thre  hundred  acers  to  ye 
sd  proprioters  as  Referanc  to  ye  grant  aforesd  of  februwary 
llth  :  aforesd  being  had  may  more  tully  apeare :  know  all  men 
therefore  by  these  presents  that  I  ye  sd  thomas  kimberly  Do  for 
myself  my  heirs  executors  &  adminestrators  fuly  frely  Clearly 
&  absolutely  Relinquish  &  quitt  all  my  Right  &  Claim  to  &  in 


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ye  aforesd  Remainder  or  Resedue  of  ye  said  thre  hundred  acers 
of  Land  unto  ye  said  proprioters  to  haue  &  to  hold,  the  aboue 
premeses  unto  them  ye  said  Proprioters  &  to  their  heirs  & 
assigns  for  euer,  &  I  ye  said  thomas  kimberly  Do  hearby  for 
myself  my  heirs  executors  &  adminestrators :  Couenant  promice 
<k  grant  to  &  with  the  said  proprioters  &  their  heirs  &  assigns 
in  ye  folowing  maner  yt  is  to  say  thair  heirs  &  assigns  shall  or 
lawfully  may  from  and  after  ye  Day  of  ye  Date  hearof :  &  at  all 
times  hoarafter  peacably  &  quietly  haue  hold  use  ocupie  possess 
&  Injoy  ye  afore  promised  &  Released  premeses  with  ye  apurte- 
nances  profits  &  aduantages  thearof :  to  thair  onely  &  sole  Bene- 
titt  &  behouff  without  ye  Lawfull  lett  suits  molestation  Contre- 
diction  euiction  ejection  or  disturbanc  from  me  ye  said  thomas 
kimberly  my  heirs  executors  or  adminestrators  or  any  other 
person  or  persons  whatsoeuer  Lawfully  Claiming  or  to  Claim 
from  by  or  under  me  :  In  witnes  whearof  I  haue  set  to  my 
hand  &  seal  thes  llth:  Day  of  febrewary  Anaqe  Dom  : 
1723-24 —  THOMAS  KIMBEKLY — 

Signed  Sealed  &  Deliuered  In  presence  of  vs 

Daniell  Chamberlin  John  Taylor — 

Colchester februwary  ye  llth:  1723-4,  then  thomas  kimberly 
the  aboue  subscriber  &  within  Granter  personally  appeared  be- 
fore me  the  underwrighter  &  acknoleged  the  aboue  &  within 
written  Instrument  to  be  his  free  act  &  Deed — 

MICAIELL  TAINTOR  Justice  of  ye  Peace — 

Aprell  16th  :  1724  then  bounded  out  the  first  sequestration 
by  vs  ("  Isreall  Wyat ")  Joseph  prat  &  John  Skiner  a  Comittie 
Chosen  for  that  work :  begining  at  the  Rear  of  maddam  will- 
sons  home  lot  then  Runing  easterly  by  browns  Path  to  a  black 
oak  tre  standing  on  the  south  side  of  the  path  a  heap  of  stones 
about  it :  then  Runeth  southerly  by  the  front  of  Daniell  Clarks 


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Josiah  foots  Nathll  foots  &  ye  Rest  of  them  Delusions  to  ye 
Rhoad  to  N.  london :  then  westerly  by  long-meadow  &  the 
swomp  that  belongs  to  ye  welses  &  then  by  Josiah  phelpses 
meadow  &  then  by  phelpses  Land  to  the  Road  to  Lyime  :  from 
thenc  by  the  north  end  of  Richard  Churches  Land  &  then  Run- 
ing  by  the  north  end  of  sergt  Chapmans  farm  he  now  liues 
vpon  &  then  Runing  by  the  north  line  of  that  tract  of  land 
which  was  sergt  Rowlees  first  deuision  then  a  streight  line  to 
the  south  end  of  kilburns  fall  swamp :  then  by  that  Land  west 
to  Decon  Lomise  first  deuision  :  then  Notherly  by  the  front  of 
that  Deuision  &  John  skin  r<  first  Deuision  to  the  Rhoad  to 
modus :  all  the  land  within  these  bounds  exsepting  such  land 
as  is  legally  laid  out  is  to  be  sequestered  town  Comons  for  euer  : 
Voated  &  exsepted  by  the  proprioters  at  their  meeting  June  ye 
9th=1724— 

At  ye  meeting  aforsd  (Sept :  ye  14  :  1730)  it  was  voated  yt 
Capt.  wright  &  Decon  skiner  be  a  Comitie  with  power  to  In- 
quier  into  ye  quantety  of  land  sold  by  Robert  Stapels  to  Cololl 
Brown  &  make  sale  of  ye  same  to  Raise  money  for  ye  pro- 
prioters present  nesesety — 

March  19th  :  1724  :  Then  bounded  out  the  sequestration  of 
land  on  the  east  side  of  ye  town  by  us  Isreall  \Vyat  Joseph 
pratt  fa  John  Skiner  a  Comittie  appoynted  for  yt  work)  which 
is  don  as  followeth,)  begining  first  at  a  black  oak  tre  marked 
stons  about  it  by  the  norwest  part  of  the  north  meadow  :  from 
thenc  Runeth  North  &  be  west  half  a  mile  on  the  westely  side 
of  the  hill :  to  a  peperag  tree  marked  stones  about  it  in  the 
southerly  part  of  a  bogee  &  bushee  pice  of  meadow :  from  thenc 
east  across  the  hill  first  to  a  white  oak  tre  markt  stons  about 
it  on  the  brow  of  the  hill :  from  thenc  to  a  Chesnut  tree  markt 
stons  about  it  on  the  top  of  the  hill  thenc  to  a  black  oak  stad- 
dell  markt  stons  about  it  by  a  ledg  of  Rocks ;  from  thenc  to  a 
popel  stadel  markt  stons  about  it  by  a  pople  swomp  which  is  ye 


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noreast  Corner  from  thenc  south  &  be  east  or  near  thare  about : 
to  a  white  oak  tree  stones  about  it  which  is  ye  norwest  Corner 
bounds  of  Joseph  prats  farm  which  was  formerly  Joseph 
Deweys  then  by  that  farm  to  ye  souwest  Corner  bounds :  from 
thenc  by  a  litell  swamp  of  Joseph  prats  &  then  by  the  brook 
that  Runs  out  of  sd  swomp  to  Capt  Wrights  pond  then  by  Capt 
wrights  to  ye  brook  that  empties  itself  out  of  sd  pond  which  is 
Called  stony  brook  from  thenc  by  the  brook  to  Jonathan 
kellogs  meadow :  so  by  ye  brook  to  labanon  old  path 
whare  it  Croseth  the  sd  brook :  from  thenc  westerly  by  the 
Rhoad  to  a  black  oak  tre  marked  stons  about  it  by  ye  path : 
from  thenc  by  ye  Rhoad  which  Rhoad  Corns  by  Jonathan 
Kelloggs  hows :  &  so  Corns  into  the  town  Street  by  Decon 
Lomises  hows : — 

March  22 :  1724  then  bounded  out  the  sequestred  land  on 
the  West  .side  of  the  town  and  other  land  which  is  not  yet  se- 
questered begining  at  ebenezer  kellogs  southwest  Corner  bounds 
of  his  land  that  his  hows  stands  on  from  thenc  westerly  by 
Moodus  Rhoad  to  sd  kellogs  south  west  Corner  bounds  a  heap 
of  stons :  from  thenc  westerly  to  Richard  Carriers  hows  from 
thenc  by  the  Rhoad  to  a  walnut  tree  stons  about  it  which  is 
George  Sexstons  Corner :  then  by  Sexstons  land  &  Richard 
Cariers  land  to  pine  swomp :  then  notherly  to  north  end  of  sd 
swomp :  then  Runing  by  the  brook  till  in  Corns  to  a  place 
whare  it  emptieth  itself  into  Jeremiahs  Reuer  :  then  Runing  by 
the  reuer  till  it  Corns  to  a  place  whare  Joseph  Deweys  mill 
brook  emptieth  itself  into  Jeremis  Reuer  then  Runing  by  sd 
brook  till  it  Corns  whare  it  Runs  out  of  the  north  meadow  then 
on  the  westerly  side  of  sd.  north  meadow  to  the  black  oak  tre 
which  is  ye  first  bounds  mentioned  in  the  sequestered  Land  on 
the  east  side  of  the  town  which  boundaries  take  In  all  the  land 
within  these  bounds  to  be  sequestered  Comons  for  euer  exsept- 
ing  such  as  is  legally  Layd  out : — 


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This  Return  of  the  Comittie  was  exsepted  of  by  the  proprio- 
ters  and  voated  at  their  meeting  aforesd :  viz  :  March  30th : 
1724"— 

At  the  Meeting  aforesaid  (date  gone)  the  proprioters  granted 
mr  thomas  kimberly  his  heigrs  &  asigns  for  euer  thre  hundred 
acres  of  land  which  land  was  taken  up  By  his  father  eliezer 
kimberly  by  vertue  of  a  Court  Grant  &  other  Purchas  &  Now 
falls  within  Colchester  township  &  that  Colchester  town  sur- 
ueyer  of  land  shall  on  the  charg  of  said  kimberly  make  a  new 
suruey  of  sd  thre  hundred  acres  of  Land — further  at  the  same 
meeting  it  was  Granted  to  thomas  Dickerson  that  part  of  hi? 
farm  that  he  hath  taken  up  By  vertue  of  Court  grants :  we  say 
we  Do  grant  that  part  to  him  of  said  farm  that  falls  in  Colches- 
ter township — further  at  the  same  meeting  wharas  seuerall  of 
the  Comitie  Chosen  at  a  proprioters  meeting  July  28th:  1713 
to  prosecute  trespasers  on  our  land  Desired  a  relese  from  yt 
work  it  was  voated  To  Releas  all  of  them  Exsepting  Ebenezer 
Coleman  &  further  Ebenezer  Skiner  &  Nathaniell  Jbot  with  sd 
Coleman  are  now  voated  and  apointed  to  be  a  Comitie  to  man- 
age that  afaire  acording  as  is  exprest  in  that  act  made  at  said 
meeting — 

December  ye  3d:  1730— Receaued  of  Leftenant  Skiner  for 
ye  use  of  ye  proprioters  the  sum  of  nine  pounds  thirteen  shil- 
lings which  was  for  land  sold  to  Joseph  pepoon — 

Janewary  ye  2d — 1730:  31— more  Receaued  of  left  Skiner 
fowr  pounds  seauen  shillings — paid  out  of  the  abouesd  sum 
to  left  Skiner  by  order  of  ye  Comitie  the  sum  of  thre 
pounds  thre  shillings — paid  out  the  remainder  of  the  nine 
pounds  13s  to  mr  John  bulkley  Junr  which  is  61b  10s — 

(The  following  is  Mr.  Taintor's  last  entry  in  the  public  Re- 
cords, it  being  one  week  before  his  decease. — c.  M.  T.) 

"February  ye  12:  1730-31— Receaued  of  left  Skiner  the 
sum  of  six  pounds  which  he  had  of  Decon  Stephen  brainerd 
for  4  acers  &  48  Rods  of  land — 


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at  a  meeting  of  ye  fremen  the  last  tuesday  of  aprell :  1724 
than  a  proprietors  meeting  was  apoynted  to  be  held  on  the 
second  tuesday  of  June  next 

June  the  9th  1724  was  a  proprietors  meeting  held  in  Col- 
chester— it  was  voated  that  such  Gentlemen  at  N :  london  or 
elsewhare  thair  heirs  or  asigns  as  claim  under  the  Stubinses 
that  haue  not  as  yet  had  thair  home  lots  wth  thair  first  & 
second  Deusion  shall  haue  liberty  forthwith  to  lay  out  said 
Deuisions  out  of  the  sequestration :  &  yt  as  for  their  third 
Deuision  thay  with  such  as  haue  had  thair  first  &  second  De- 
uision  already  shall  draw  for  it  with  ye  rest  of  ye  proprioters 
of  the  Town  when  thay  shall  draw  for  the  next  Deuision — 
Voated  at  the  meeting  aforsd  yt  whearas  the  proprioters  of  the 
town  are  already  Indebted  &  further  charg  is  likely  sudenly  to 
arise  on  them)  that  money  for  defraying  such  charges  shall  be 
Raised  by  thair  sale  of  lands  &  yt  Capt  wright  &  left  skiner 
shall  be  a  Comitie  to  dispose  &  giue  Conueyences  of  such  par- 
sels  of  Land  as  by  them  shall  be  thought  meet  to  be  sold  :  & 
to  receaue  the  money  for  such  Lands  &  make  disburstments 
of  it  to  perticqler  persons  to  whome  it  shall  appear  to  them 
acting  with  micaill  taynter  Left  wyat  &  ensign  foot :  who  with 
them  are  to  adjust  the  acounts  of  the  propriatey  whare  the  pro- 
prioters are  Indebted — 

Aprell  16th  :  1724  then  bounded  out  the  first  sequestration  : 
by  us  Isreall  Wyat  Joseph  prat  &  John  Skiner  a  Comittie 
Chosen  for  that  work :  begining  at  the  rear  of  maddam  Will- 
sons  home  lot  then  Runing  easterly  by  browns  path  to  a  black 
oak  tree  ***** 

Septembr  30th :  1724 :  was  a  proprioters  meeting  held  in 
Colchester — it  was  voated  ( unanemusly  :  that  for  the  futuer 
at  the  meetings  of  the  proprioters  :  the  Major  part  of  the  sd 
proprioters  then  present :  shall  make  a  voat  in  any  matter  or 
thing :  &  that  is  acording  to  ye  Regulation  of  ye  Law  in  yt 
behalf — further  voated  to  Desire  the  reuerend  Mr  Bulkley 

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(yt  if  thare  should  be  ocasion  :  that  he  would  go  to  the  gen- 
erall  Court  in  October  next  to  act  &  Do  for  us  in  the  matter  of 
the  bounds  betwixt  hebron  &  Colchester — the  meeting  is  Ad- 
jorned  untill  the  second  munday  of  October  next — 

at  a  Legall  meeting  of  the  proprioters  of  the  undeuided 
Lands  in  ye  town  of  Colchester  October  ye  12th:  1724:  the 
Reuerend  mr  bulkley  moderator  :  Joseph  wright  Chosen  pro 
temporary  Clerk :  at  ye  meeting  aforesd  it  was  voated  that 
thare  should  be  as  soon  as  may  be  Conueniant  a  Deuision  of 
Lands  Laid  out  in  the  undeuided  Lands :  (viz)  one  hundred 
acers  ta  a  two  hundred  pound  Right  &  fifty  acers  to  a  one 
hundred  pound  Right  &  so  proportionably  to  a  greater  &  leser 
Right :  &  it  was  further  voated  &  agreed  that  lots  shall  now 
be  drawn  for  ye  Deuisions  aforesd  which  ye  proprioters  pro- 
seed  &  an  acount  tharof  taken  with  the  number  to  each  per- 
sons name  anexted  &  it  was  agreed  yt  persons  should  take 
thair  turns  to  haue  thair  Deuisions  Laid  out  acording  to  the 
number  thay  Draw  begining  at  ye  first  &  so  on  &  it  was  fur- 
ther voated  &  agreed  that  an  estemation  shall  be  made  in  Lay- 
ing out  ye  Deuisions :  of  each  mans  Deuision  &  ye  quantety 
of  it  encreased  or  Demineshed  acording  to  ye  qualety  of  it  & 
yt  Left  Wyat  &  Samuli  fuller  shall  be  a  Comittie  to  attend 
Left  Skiner  in  the  suruey  &  to  make  sd  estemation  &  yt  In 
Case  whare  thay  Cant  agree  Left  Skiner  to  he  umpier)  But 
it  is  to  be  understood  that  wheneuer  any  person  is  willing  to 
refer  ye  estemation  of  his  Land  to  Left  Skiner  alone  he  shall 
haue  liberty  so  to  doe  &  it  was  further  voated  that  the  first 
four  in  number  shall  haue  liberty  to  haue  thair  Deuisions  laid 
out  in  the  last  week  of  this  Instant  October  sucksesiuely  as 
thay  fall  &  so  ye  next  fowr  in  ye  next  week  following  &  so  in 
that  maner  untill  all  be  fineshed  &  in  Case  any  neglect  to  lay 
Ms  land  out  in  his  appoynted  time  ye  next  in  number  may  lay 
out  before  him — At  the  meeting  aforsd  it  was  voated  &  Granted 


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that  ye  Reuerend  Mr :  Bulkley  shall  haue  an  equivalent  for 
what  he  has  thrown  of  from  the  Rear  of  his  home  lott — • 

Aprell  ye  llth:  1726  was  a  legall  proprioters  meeting  held 
in  Colchester :  the  Reuerant  mr  bulkley  ensigne  foot  Corporall 
Roberds :  Capt  wright  Left  skiner  &  Micaiell  Taintor  ware 
Chosen  a  Comittie  to  mannag  all  our  Conserns  in  the  Law : 
whatsoeuer :  as  thare  may  be  ocasion — further  voated  &  granted 
to  Left  holmes  one  acer  of  Land  &  fifteen  Rods  Joyning  to 
his  own  Land  on  Condistion  that  he  discharg  the  proprioters 
from  any  demands  of  money  that  is  now  due  to  him  from  the 
proprioters — 

Aprell  ye  25th :  1727  :  was  a  proprioters  meeting  in  Col- 
chester :  then  granted  to  nathaniel  foot :  all  the  Right  of  land 
which  the  town  of  Colchester  had  of  William  Shipman  Late 
of  hebron  deceased)  in  ye  township  of  hebron  which  was  his 
Legate  Right  in  sd  township :  which  sd  Shipman  gaue  to  ye 
proprioters  of  Colchester)  in  Consideration  of  a  two  hundred 
pound  Right  yt  ye  proprioters' of  Colchester  granted  to  said 
Shipman — further  voated  &  sequestered  to  be  town  Comons 
for  euer  about  two  acers  of  Land  :  which  Land  lyeth  Joyning 
to  thorn  as  Lomises  land  on  ye  Easterly  side  of  the  Rhoad  be- 
fore sd  lomises  hows  :  for  ye  Conueniency  of  water :  to  begin 
at  ye  southerly  Corner  of  Samuel  Lomises  land  &  So  to  run  a 
South  line  till  it  Comprehends  two  acers — further  at  the  meet- 
ing aforesd  granted  to  Jonathan  kilburn  that  hundred  aceft  of 
Land  which  he  formerly  purchased  of  Samuel  pellet  at  a  place 
called  paugwonk  :  &  is  now  granted  to  him  sd  kilburn  for  a 
further  Confirmation  of  his  former  purchas  of  sd  pellet — 

at  a  legall  proprioters  meeting  holden  in  Colchester  Janey 
16th :  1727  :  at  ye  meeting  &c  whearas  Joshua  wheler  of  New- 
london  was  a  proprioter  of  land  in  Colchester  and  Complains  he 
hath  not  had  his  3d :  deuision  laid  out  (yet)  it  is  voated  yt  a 
Comitie  shall  be  Chosen  to  lay  out  to  sd  wheler  or  his  order 
his  3d  deuision  or  any  part  of  it  &  yt  ensn  foot  &  decon  Tain- 


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tor  be  ye  Comittie  to  lay  out  sd  land — wharas  at  a  meeting  of 
ye  proprioters  octob  28:  1717  it  was  voated  yt  such  persons 
as  had  taken  up  lands  within  ye  Claim  of  ye  Reuert  mr  thacher 
of  milton  should  haue  libertie  on  thair  quiting  sd  lands  to  take 
up  elswhere  in  ye  undiuided  land  of  ye  town  &  wharas  ms  eli : 
willson  of  hartford  in  Right  of  ebenzr  Colman  of  this  town 
had  lands  within  sd  Claim  which  lands  she  has  not  to  this  day 
seen  Cause  to  throw  up  &  take  up  elswhare  in  Consideration 
yt  ye  proprioters  (had  released  ?)  to  him  more  land  then  thay 
ware  knowing  to :  it  is  now  voated  ye  sd  land  shall  not  be 
taken  up  elswhare  in  ye  undeuided  lands  of  ye  town — it  was 
further  voated  yt  ye  proprioters  shall  bare  ye  nesesary  Charg 
yt  ebenezer  Colman  &  John  strong  shall  be  at  in  defending : 
against  a  Lawfull  Comittie  against  them  by  the  proprioters  of 
ye  fiue  miles  in  labanon — 

the  prayer  of  Noah  Coleman  to  ye  proprioters  of  Colches- 
ter humbly  showeth  that  I  haueing  93  acers  of  land  on  ye 
east  bounds  of  ye  town  of  sd  Colchester :  on  which  I  would 
settell  if  I  Could  obtain  an  open  way  thareto :  which  now  it 
hath  not  therefore  I  would  humbly  pray  the  gentlemen  pro- 
prioters of  Colchester  yt  thay  would  appoint  &  Impower 
Mr  John  Skiner  &  mr  Josiah  strong  to  be  a  Comittie  to 
agre  &  exchang  land  with  Left  Wyat :  acer  for  acer  or 
sumthing  more  if  thay  sd  Comittie  think  meet :  takeing  from 
Mr  Wyats  Deuision  which  lyeth  on  ye  soueast  of  sd  Colmans 
Deuision  &  off  from  ye  west  end  of  sd  Deuision  for  a  high 
way :  &  to  make  up  to  mr  Wyat  so  much  land  in  quantetie  & 
qualety  on  or  Joyning  to  sd  Wyats  Deuision  :  on  ye  east  Joyn- 
ing  to  labanon  bounds  or  elswhare  whare  it  may  be  found  Joyn- 
ing unto  his  sd  Wyats  land :  all  the  Charg  of  men  &  action  to 
be  defrayd  by  me  Noah  Coleman  Jeney  16th  :  172|-  Voated — 
by  ye  proprioters  at  ye  meeting  aforesd — this  return  exsepted 
by  sd  Noah  Colman  &  Clerk  noah  wells  heirs  to  left  Isreall 
Wyat  do  agree  &  in  euedence  thareto  do  set  to  thair  hands 
Noah  Wells  Noah  Coleman — 


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February  ye  10th :  1728-9  was  a  proprioters  meeting  held 
in  Colchester  at  which  meeting  the  proprioters  being  Informed 
yt  sundry  persons  of  hebron  &  other  places)  haue  or  do  pre- 
sume to  make  enteranc  upon  our  lands  Joyning  to  midletown 
or  adjacent)  both  Deuided  or  undeuided)  therfore  at  the  meet- 
ing aforesd  ye  Reuerent  Mr.  John  bulkley  Capt  Joseph  wright 
&  lef :  Jno  skiner  ware  Chosen  a  Committee  to  prosecute  any 
person  or  persons  yt  shall  or  may  at  any  time  ventuer  to  tres- 
pas  on  any  of  our  Lands  aforesaid — 

at  a  meeting  of  ye  proprioters  held  in  Colchester  March  ye 
5th  :  1729  it  was  voated  yt  mr  bulkley  Capt  wright  Decon  Jno 
Skiner  or  such  of  them  as  thay  shall  agre  shall  with  all  Con- 
uienient  Speed  go  to  Midletown  &  Inquier  into  ye  tru  State  of 
ye  origenal  Grant  perticqlerly  as  to  ye  eastward  abutments  of 
it :  as  Also  what  Lands  ye  line  lately  runs  &  agreed  upon  by 
Comittis  apointed  by  them  &  vs  (may  Includ  in  ye  township 
of  Mideltown  ouer  &  aboue  thair  sd  origenal  &  yt  thay  finally 
agre  with  mideltown  :  &  to  preuent  any  futuer  Controversy  yt 
may  arise  Respecting  sd  line)  shall  in  our  behalf  Giue  to  mid- 
eltown a  Deed  of  sale  of  what  part  of  our  Lands  thay  may 
find  Included  by  sd  line,  thay  shall  se  Caues  prouided  thay 
will  Com  in  &  be  a  part  with  vs  in  ye  Charg  yt  shall  arise  in 
ye  suit  at  Law  now  to  be  Cominced,  by  said  Comittie  against 
som  of  hebron  with  others  who  haue  Inuaded  that  quarter)  it 
was  voated  also  at  ye  same  meeting  yt  mr  benjamin  Lewes  & 
ensign  Nathaniel  foot  be  added  to  ye  Comitie  abousd  to  act  in. 
Concert  with  them  in  ye  afairs  Comitted  to  them — 

June  ye  17th:  1729  was  a  proprioters  meeting  held  in  Col- 
chester :  it  was  voated  yt  whareas  Capt  wright  &  left  Skiner 
ware  formerly  Impowered  to  sell  som  of  ye  proprioters  Land 
in  Colchester :  &  thay  haueing  lately  sold  to  Aaron  Gillet  one 
hundred  acers  as  may  apear  by  a  Deed  giuen  by  them  to  sd 
Gillet  bareing  Date  ye  26th :  Day  of  May  1729  (we  do  now 
Ratefie  &  Confirm  the  land  so  sold  unto  the  sd  Gillet  &  to  his 
12* 


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heirs  &  assigns  foreuer — at  ye  same  meeting  ye  Rered  mr 
bulkley  ensn  Nathaniell  foot  Decon  John  skiner  mr  benjamin 
Lewes  &  sergt  william  Roberds  ware  Chosen  a  Comitie  with 
power  to  Do  whatsoeuer  shall  be  further  nesesary  for  the  de- 
fenc  of  the  northwestern  quarter  of  the  propriaty  now  Inuaded 
by  som  of  hebron  &  others — further  Micaiell  Taintor  was 
Chosen  tresurer  to  receaue  and  pay  out  the  mony  of  the  pro- 
prioters  as  he  shall  receaue  order  from  a  Comittie  to  be  ap- 
pointed to  audit  &  adjust  ye  acounts  of  ye  propriaty — further 
at  ye  meeting  aforesd  Joseph  Chamberlin  sergt  John  Day  & 
Daniell  Clark  ware  Chosen  a  Comitte  to  audit  &  adjust  ye 
acoumbts  of  the  propriaty  &  signe  orders  to  ye  tresurer  to 
make  payment  of  its  Just  Debts,  &  further  are  Impowered  to 
make  &  sue  out  ye  Demands  of  ye  propriety  on  any  persons 
whatsoeuer  &  the  meeting  is  adjorned  untill  tomorowe  at  one 
of  ye  Clock  in  ye  afternoone — 

the  proprioters  mett  acording  to  adjornment  &  adjorned  the 
meeting  untill  the  3d  Day  of  July  at  one  of  ye  Clock — 

the  proprioters  met  acording  to  adjornment  ye  3d  Day  of 
July  1729 — it  being  Reported  by  sundry  persons  present  at 
this  meeting  yt  seuerall  persons  in  fencing  in  thayr  Deuisions 
haue  incroacht  upon  the  Commons  &  Inclosed  Considerably 
beyond  thair  grants  &  abutments  &  yt  others  haue  disposed,  of 
ye  proprioters  Lands)  it  was  voated  yt  Decon  skiner  ensign 
foot  &  sergt  Roberds  be  a  Comitie  with  power  at  ye  Charg  of 
ye  proprioters  to  Inquier  into  ye  abouementioned  wrongs  &  to 
take  such  measures  for  rectefying  of  them  as  ye  law  directs 
to— 

September  ye  It  1729  was  a  proprioters  meeting  held  in 
Colchester — the  matter  of  John  tomson  refered  untill  the  next 
proprioters  meeting  also  the  matter  signefied  by  lefent  harrises 
Lotmt  also  Refered  till  the  next  meeting. 

At  a  meeting  of  ye  proprioters  in  Colchester  by  adjornment 
Septembr  9th :  1729  it  was  voated  to  acquit  Leftenant  harris 


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of  any  demand  of  yt  fifty  acers  of  Land  which  he  sd  harris 
hath  Laid  out  at  paugwonk  in  Right  of  James  brown  late  of 
Colchester  on  Consideration  yt  he  pay  to  ye  proprioters  the 
sum  of  fifty  pounds  for  which  he  hath  giuen  bond  to  pay  to 
Micaiell  for  ye  use  of  ye  proprioters. 

May  llth  :  1730  was  a  proprioters  meeting  held  in  Colches- 
ter— a  Comitie  was  Chosen  to  lay  out  highways  namely  Decon 
skiner  sergt  kellogg  &  ebenezer  Dible  who  are  as  soone  as  may 
be  to  Do  that  which  is  needefull  in  yt  matter  &  make  return 
to  ye  proprioters — further  at  ye  same  meeting  it  was  voted  yt 
wharas  ensign  foot  John  bulkley  Junr  and  William  Roberd 
ware  Chosen  a  Comitie  with  power  to  treat  with  a  Comitie 
from  Labanon  respecting  such  Controuersis  as  are  now  depend- 
ing in  ye  Law  or  otherwise  betwene  ye  proprioters  of  this  town 
&  the  proprioters  of  labanon  &  finally  to  determin  ye  same  as 
also  to  agre  upon  a  line  betwene  us  &  them  &  whearas  ye  sd 
Comittis  haue  on  ye  eighth  Day  of  this  Instant  may  treated  & 
Com  to  an  agrement  with  a  Comitie  from  labanon  on  the 
premeses  &  now  make  Report  tharof  to  this  meeting  it  is  now 
voated  yt  ye  sd  agrement  be  now  exsepted  &  in  all  ye  parts 
tharof  be  Complyed  with  &  yt  it  be  entered  on  ye  proprioters 
records — further  at  ye  same  meeting  ye  proprioters  voated  yt 
a  person  such  as  the  Coramitie  shall  Determin  shall  at  ye  Charg 
of  ye  proprioters  as  soon  as  may  be,  go  to  one  mr  latrop  in  ye 
prouince  of  ye  Masachusets  &  treat  with  him  about  an  ex- 
chang  of  such  lands  of  his  as  by  a  late  agrement  with  labanon 
may- 
September  ye  14:  1730  was  a  proprioters  meeting  held  at 
Colchester — it  was  voated  to  sell  Land  to  Raise  money)  to  the 
value  of  fifty  pounds  for  the  use  of  the  proprioters  &  lefent 
skiner  is  hearby  Impowered  to  sell  so  much  land  as  to  Raise  the 
sd  money  as  aforesd — Sergt  Nathaniell  kellogg  enters  his  pro- 
test against  ye  aboue  written  voat — further  at  ye  same  meeting 
Left.  Skiner  ensign  foot  &  william  Roberts  ware  Chosen  a 


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Comitie  to  search  the  bounds  of  fitches  farm  at  Deep  brook — 
the  meeting  is  adjorned  till  to  morow  after  ye  freemens  meeting. 

the  proprioters  met  acording  to  adjornment — at  ye  meeting 
aforesd  it  was  voated  yt  Capt.  wright  and  sergt  kellogg  be  a 
Comitie  with  power  to  Do  wt  may  be  thought  most  proper 
for  ye  atainment  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  belonging  to  Colll 
Isaac  latrop  of  plimoth  &c — but  with  yt  limetation  yt  before 
they  Conclude  anything  with  relation  to  yt  matter  thay  make 
Report  of  their  proseedings  to  ye  proprioters  of  ye  town  & 
take  thair  opinion  &  aduice  tharein — further  at  ye  same  meet- 
ing it  was  voated  yt  ye  Reuerend  mr  bulkley  Capt  wright 
Decon  skiner  ensign  foot  &  John  bulkley  Junr  :  be  a  Comitie 
to  aduise  upon  Draw  up  &  offer  what  they  may  think  proper : 
to  ye  Asembly  in  October  next  for  ye  attainment  of  (satisfac- 
tion ? — c.  M.  T.)  Respecting  the  Dificultis  we  haue  bin  at  & 
are  like  to  be  under  on  our  northern  bounds — 

March  ye  20th :  1728 :  was  a  proprioters  meeting  in  Col- 
chester— whareas  left  harris  hath  taken  up  fifty  acers  of  land 
which  he  hath  no  right  to  therefore  the  proprioters  chose  Capt 
wright  left  Skiner  &  Ensign  foot  Comittie  to  treat  with  sd  left 
harris  &  agree  with  Left  haris  Relating  to  yt  matter,  at  the  meet- 
ing aforesd  Left  Skiner  &  ensign  foot  ware  Chosen  a  Comitie  to 
inesuer  the  land  yt  James  brown  liued  on  &  sold :  &  also  on 
ye  desire  of  John  brown  to  sarch  ye  Record  Conserning  his 
Right  of  land  in  Colchester — at  ye  meeting  aforesd  it  was 
voated  yt  Daiell  burge  shall  haue  yt  60  acers  of  land  he  now 
lius  upon  that  is  to  say  ye  proprioters  quit  thair  Clain  to  the 
sd  sixty  acers  of  Land — further  voated  that  If  the  Comittie 
Chosen  by  the  town  to  Clear  of  Incomberances  on  highways 
or  Comons  Shall  se  ocasion  to  Remoue  sergnt  Joseph  deweys 
fence  he  has  set  up  on  ye  Comons  or  highways  or  undeuided 
lands  :  &  enter  into  ye  Law  &  prosecute  yt  matter  threw)  the 
proprioters  will  be  at  ye  Charg  of  said  prosecution — 

whareas  Joshua  wheler  of  Newlondon  was  a  proprietor  to 
land  in  Colchester  &  hath  not  (yet  his  third  deuision  Laid  out 


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to  him  whare  upon  at  a  proprioters  meeting  in  Colchester  Jane- 
wary  16th  :  1728  the  proprioters  Chose  decon  taintor  &  Nathll 
foot  to  lay  out  for  aron  Gillet  (on  sd  Whelers  Right)  one  hun- 
dred acers  of  Land'which  was  sd  whelers  3d  deuision)  which 
sd  aaron  Gillet  hath  bought  as  Appears  by  Deed — In  pursue- 
ance  we  the  subscribers  did  on  ye  15th  day  of  march  A.  Dom 
1728)  lay  out  to  ye  sd  Aaron  Gillet  on  sd  whelers  Right)  as 
followeth  first  fifty  acers  of  land  Lying  on  ye  west  side  of  pine 
Swomp  brook  *****  Laid  out  ye  day  &  year 
abouementioned.  Micaiell  Taintor  Nathll  foot  Comitie  Chosen 
for  that  work — Recorded  March  24th  :  1728. 

at  a  meeting  held  Janewary  the  15th:  1710-11  Daniell 
Clark  payed  the  proprioters  forty  shillings :  to  be  Disposed  of 
for  the  ejecting  of  any  person  or  persons  that  shall  or  may 
make  enteranc  upon  our  Right  without  the  Consent  of  the  pro- 
prioters :  &  also  to  pay  further  to  that  purpose  a  share  with 
the  Rest  of  the  proprioters  as  ocasion  shall  be)  equall  with 
those  that  pay  for  a  two  hundred  pound  right — 

At  a  proprioters  meeting  held  in  Colchester  June  28th: 
1715 — it  was  unanamously  voated  to  lay  out  a  fowrth  Deuision 
of  Land :  of  fifty  acres  to  a  hundred  pound  Right  as  it  is 
Caled  :  &  to  be  Drawn  for  and  Laid  out  in  the  same  manner 
as  hath  bin  formerly  practised :  also  he  that  Draws  the  figur.  1 : 
to  haue  the  first  choice  that  is  to  say  to  take  up  his  proportion 
the  first :  and  so  sucksessiuely  &  that  he  that  doth  not  take 
up  or  Lay  out  his  deuision  within  six  month  from  &  after  the 
Date  abouesd :  shall  haue  no  preuelig  by  the  number  of  his 
Draught :  but  then  euery  one  shall  haue  liberty  Alike — at  the 
meeting  aforesaid  the  proprioters  appoynted  John  skiner  to 
make  som  addistion  unto  that  hundred  acres  of  Land  laid  out 
to  Joshua  hemsted  at  a  place  Called  paugwgnk  :  for  the  con- 
uenienc  of  bringing  his  Land  to  the  Rhoad  &  sd  hemsted  is  to 
Leaue  out  so  much  as  is  added  there :  out  of  his  Deuision  of 
Land  on  the  east  side  of  the  town  plot  which  lyeth  at  or  near 


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labanon  old  Rhoad  :  further  the  proprietors  voated  &  apoynted 
John  skiner  to  Joyne  with  Jonathan  hill  Joshua  hemsted  Chris- 
topher Stebins  or  any  other  Conserned  in  that  tract  of  Land 
which  is  Called  Stebenses  &  resign  sd  Land  to  the  town  of 
Colchester — 

At  A  meeting  of  the  proprioters  of  Colchester  held 
Septembr  ye  30th :  1715.  the  proprioters  granted  to  wil- 
liam  Robords  Juner  ten  acres  of  Land  joyning  to  his  home 
lott :  &  his  other  Deuision  Land :  on  condistion  that  Joseph 
Dewey  relinquish  &  giue  up  to  the  Comons  that  seuen  acres  of 
Land  at  the  rear  of  John  Jonsons  home  lot :  which  If  said 
Dewey  Doth :  then  sd  Dewey  shall  also  haue  Liberty  to  take 
up  seauen  acres  in  lew  of  it :  &  to  take  it  not  within  two  miles 
of  the  town  platt  &  Micaiell  Taintor  senr  is  hearby  Impowered 
to  take  a  Deed  of  the  sd  Land  of  the  sd  Dewey  in  behalf  of 
the  proprioters  to  be  town  Comons  for  euer :  at  ye  meeting 
aforesaid  the  proprioters  Reserue  that  Land  from  mr  eliots 
third  Deuision  Land  to  midelltowne  Bounds  whare  it  Crosses 
Samon  Reuer :  &  so  from  mr  eliots  Land  to  Richard  Cariers 
Deuision  :  that  no  person  shall  take  up  any  Land  thare  untill 
our  Comitie  have  Don  with  easthaddam  Comitie  as  to  exchang 
of  Land :  at  the  meeting  aforesaid  the  proprioters  Declared  by 
a  voate  that  thay  did  Relinquish  stubinses  titell  of  Land,  that  is 
to  say  all  yt  part  of  it  that  lyeth  in  east  haddam  Bounds  : — at 
the  same  meeting  the  proprioters  voated  to  Confirm  that  se- 
questration of  Land  made  By  the  towne  Jenewary  the  24th  : 
1705  :  we  say  we  do  now  giue  it  vp  to  be  town  Comons  for 
euer  as  it  is  thare  prescribed :  exsepting  what  is  Granted,  & 
layd  out  to  ephream  foot  &  others  that  haue  Already  Layd  out 
land  Regulerly  within  sd  Bounds :  or  exchanges  of  Land 
already  made  &  not  yet  Layd  out :  further  the  proprioters 
voated  to  sequester  for  towne  Comons  for  euer :  all  the  Land 
on  the  east  side  of  the  town  :  that  is  not  Already  Layd  out  that 
is  to  say  to  Begin  at  the  upper  or  north  end  of  the  north 


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meadow  &  from  that  to  run  on  the  west  side  of  the  hill  half  a 
(mile  ?)  thenc  it  runs  acros  the  hill  easterly  to  a  poppell  swomp. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters  of  Colchester  Aprell  the 
30th : — the  proprioters  voated  that  whare  it  hath  hapened  that 
in  the  Runing  of  the  bounds  betwene  our  Neighbouring  towns 
&  us  any  part  of  any  perticqler  Deuision  be  Cut  of  or  Left 
out  from  our  town  bounds :  the  surueyer  is  hearby  Impowered 
to  Lay  out  so  much  Land  to  the  persons  so  sufering  as  is  taken 
of  by  said  lines :  &  to  be  taken  Joyning  to  the  said  Deuision 
if  thare  be  Room  :  the  like  may  be  Don  by  any  perticqler  per- 
sons that  Interfear :  by  thair  Deuision  in  laping  one  Deuision 
on  another  in  former  layings  out : 

At  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters  of  Colchester  June  ye  12th : 
1716 — the  proprioters  voated  to  make  void  the  Return  of  the 
suruey  of  land  for  Major  John  Leuinston  Dated  Janewary  the 
10th :  1709-10  it  being  laid  out  By  John  Skiner  &  Samll  pel- 
lett — thay  haueing  layd  out  one  hundred  acers  more  then  the 
Grant  was  : 

at  a  proprioters  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Nouember  the 
3d  :  17 —  the  proprioters  voated  to  Confirm  the  grant  formerly 
granted  to  Major  John  Leueston  of  two  hundred  acers  of  land 
by  the  town  :  to  be  taken  up  acording  to  the  said  grant :  & 
not  to  Inf  ring  upon  any  other  former  grants  or  former  layings 
out :  granted  by  the  town  or  proprioters — at  the  meeting  afore- 
said the  proprioters  voated  yt  the  land  Lately  Recouered  in  the 
law  of  Samuell  waters  alies  Coleman  of  hebron  shall  not  be 
taken  up  by  any  person  :  but  be  disposed  of  by  the  proprioters 
&  no  other  way — 

June  12th:  1716  was  a  meeting  of  the  proprioters  of  Col- 
chester :  Samuell  Northam  &  Capt  Gilbert  ware  Chosen  a 
Commitie  to  Inquier  &  git  the  best  Information  thay  Can  by 
taking  a  vew  of  the  Land  which  mr  thatcher  Claims  within  the 
township  of  Colchester  &  make  Returne  to  the  next  proprio- 
ters meeting — further  the  proprioters  passed  a  voat  that  the 


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seting  up  in  wrighting  on  ye  meeting  hous  dore  the  time  when 
thare  is  a  proprietors  meeting  apoynted  at  least  ten  days  before 
the  time  apoynted :  shall  be  a  sufficient  warning  for  such 
meeting — 

Wharas  sundry  persons  haue  thro  a  misunderstanding  of  the 
sequestration  of  town  Comons  made  Septembr  30th :  1715  : 
laid  out  &  Caused  to  be  Recorded  sundry  tracts  of  land  as  fourth 
Deuision  within  sd  sequestration :  we  sd  proprioters  Do  now 
Declare  By  a  voate  that  all  such  layings  out  &  records  to  Be 
Elegall :  &  that  the  persons  that  haue  so  taken  up  land  shall 
haue  libertie  to  take  up  thair  Deuisions  elce  whare — At  the 
same  meeting  the  proprioters  did  further  sequester  on  the  west 
side  of  the  town  begining  at  Richard  Carriers  hows  &  to  Run 
by  moudus  road  till  it  Corns  to  saxtons  Land :  thenc  to  run 
west  till  it  Corns  to  ye  pine  swomp:  then  to  run  on  the  east 
side  of  sd  pine  swomp  till  it  Com  to  Jeremis  Reuer :  exsepting 
what  is  Already  Layd  out :  all  the  Remander  to  Be  &  Remaine 
to  Be  town  Comons  for  euer — 

The  following  is  taken  from  the  Watrous  Copy  of  the  1st 
Book  of  Colchester  Town  Records — viz : 

"Att  a  Town  meeting  held  at  Colchester  Jan.  11:  1703, 
granted  unto  Samuel  Loomis  &  John  Skiner  their  first  Devision 
of  land  on  the  Hill  where  they  have  broken  up — Nextly 
granted  to  Ebenezer  Dibble  his  first  Division  of  upland  on  the 
West  hill  where  he  hath  broke  up — Further  granted  Charles 
Williamses  Division  shall  ly  on  the  south  side  of  Samuel 
Loomis  :  s  Division — Next  granted  John  Adams :  s  Division 
#  *  *  *  Next  granted  to  William  Shipman  a  home  lott  on 
the  south1  side  of  John  Hopsons  home  lott  on  condition  that  he 
come  off  the  Hill  and  live  on  it — 

Further  it  was  voted  that  every  man  shall  be  obloyged  and 
absolutely  bound  to  cut  down  all  the  under  Brush  hah0  the  way 


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across  the  Street  against  his  home-lott — and  every  one  that 
shall  fall  eney  tree  in  the  Street  shall  clear  it  out  of  the  Street 
within  one  month  after  he  hath  fallen  it  &  if  he  doth  not  he 
shall  pay  five  shillings  to  him  that  shall  clear  it  out  from  the 
Street — 

At  a  Town  meeting  February  3rd  1703  Granted  to  Andrew 
Carrier  the  swamp  *  *  *  Nextly  granted  to  John  Skin- 
ner the  swamp  lying  at  the  northwest  end  of  Long-meadow — 
Nextly  granted  to  Josiah  Gillet  &  his  sone  Josiah  fifty -six 
acres — Further  granted  to  Joseph  Pratt  &  Ebenezer  Coleman 
their  first  Division  *  *  * — Nextly  granted  to  Benjamin 
Skinner  a  home  lott. 

At  the  meeting  Jan.  21 :  1703  Granted  to  Joseph  Wright 
his  first  division  of  upland — Further  granted  to  John  Bacor  his 
first  Division  of  upland — Nextly  granted  to  James  brown  his 
first  Division.  Nextly  granted  to  James  Taylor  his  Division 
for  one  hundred  pound  Right  on  the  east  side  of  that  granted 
to  his  father  Stebbins — Nextly  granted  to  Richard  Carrier  his 
Division  of  upland  *  *  *  Nextly  granted  to  Joshua 
Wheeler  a  home  lott — Nextly  granted  to  Moses  Rowley  his 
Division  of  meadow  in  the  meadow  called  Etnenses  meadow — 
Nextly  granted  to  Nathll  Kellogg  six  acres — 

At  a  Town  meeting  April  first  1703  Granted  to  Thomas  Day 
the  lott  that  was  formerly  granted  to  Joseph  Chamberlin — 

At  a  Town  meeting  Dec.  30th  1702 — The  Town  voted  that 
there  should  be  a  highway  on  the  south  side  of  Ebenezer  Dib- 
bles home  loft  to  go  to  the  meadow — Nextly  granted  to  John 
Adams  &  Joseph  Pumery  *  *  *  Nextly  granted  An- 
drew Carrier  a  home  lott  on  the  south  side  of  the  highway 
against  Goodman  Kilborns  Lott — Provided  he  cometh  of  the 
Hill — further  the  Town  grant  that  he  shall  have  a  two  hundred 
pound  lotment — Nextly  it  was  voted  that  the  first  devision  of 
upland  next  the  home  Lotts  shall  be  30  acres  to  the  hundred 
pound,  Lotment — 
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At  a  meeting  held  in  Colchester  May  28th  1 702  it  was  voted 
that  Mr.  John  Stebbins  should  have  one  hundred  acres  of  land 
lying  at  the  south  end  of  the  meadow  called  Stebbin :  s  meadow 
only  there  shall  be  a  conveniant  highway  betwixt  that  and  the 
meadow  and  he  is  to  have  no  more  land  untill  the  rest  of  the 
Inhabitants  are  made  equal  with  him- — 

At  a  Legal  Town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Feb.  the  3d. 
1702  In  consideration  that  Mr  Nathaniel  Foot  is  taken  away 
by  Death  and  thereby  incapable  to  perform  the  articles  of  Set- 
tlement the  Town  have  voted  to  take  his  lott  into  their  own 
hands — further  it  was  voted  to  grant  the  lott  aforesaid  unto  Nathl 
Foot  son  of  Nathl.  Foot  deceased — At  the  meeting  aforesaid 
granted  unto  Shubtl  Rowley  a  parsell  of  land — At  the  meeting 
aforesd.  granted  John  Hopson  a  home  lott  where  he  has  built — 

At  a  meeting  held  in  Colchester  August  20th  1702  Granted 
unto  Eben.  Coleman  that  lott  which  was  John  Gillets  provided 
he  doth  forthwith  make  improvements  &  set  up  a  Tan  Yard  in 
the  Town  and  settle  in  the  Town  with  all  convenient  speed — 

At  a  Legal  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  Oct.  29  :  1705. 
It  was  voted  that  whereas  there  was  a  Thanksgiving  appointed 
to  be  held  on  the  first  thur^lay  of  november  and  our  present 
circumstances  being  such  that  it  cannot  with  conveniency  be 
attended  on  that  day  it  is  therefore  voted  and  agreed  by  the 
inhabitants  as  aforesaid  considering  the  thing  will  not  be  other- 
wise than  well  resented  that  the  second  thursday  of  Nov.  afore- 
said shall  be  set  apart  for  that  service — At  the  Town  meeting 
aforesaid  it  was  voted  and  agreed  by  the  inhabitants  aforesaid 
that  the  matter  of  our  difference  with  the  Indians  about  our 
lands  should  at  this  present  be  left  with  the  Rev.  Mr  John 
Bulkley  to  bring  the  sd  difference  to  a  composition — 

At  a  Legal  town  meeting  held  in  Colchester  April  12  :  1705 
granted  unto  Thomas  Brown  his  first  Division  of  upland — " 


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The  following  are  specimens  of  the  Recording  of  Michaell 
Taintor  of  "  Brainford,"  Conn.,  (father  of  Micaiell  Taintor, 
Esq.,  of  Colchester)  who  was  Recorder  of  Brainford  for  several 
years  previous  to  A.  D.  1672,  in  which  year  he  deceased. 

"ffeb:  6th:  1667  Sargent  John  Ward  hath  Sould:  and 
Alenated  vnto  John  Potter  all  his  deuision  of  meddow  Laying 
att  Scotes  Cape  meddow :  Commonly  so  called :  wch  peece  of 
meddow  is  fower  Ackeres  :  more  or  Lese  :  &  itt  is  bounded  by 
Mathew  Moulthrop  on  the  north  &  by  a  ffence  and  bounded  by 
Danill  Dod  on  the  South :  and  the  Saide  John  Potter  is  for  to 
pay  Rates  for  this  meeddow  to  the  Towne  of  Brainford. 

June  the  10th:  1669  Mich:  Taintor  sould  Aliened  &  sett 
ouer  vnto  John  Potter :  his  haiers :  Exectors  Adminestrators 
&  Assings  his  Deuison  of  medow  Laying  att  Scotts  Cape 
medow  :  &  by  some  called  mosceto  Coue  :  being  one  Acker  & 
halfe  more  or  Lese :  being  bounded  by  Samuiell  Wards  medow 
westerly  :  &  by :  ye  medow  wch  was  Samuill  Rose  Easterly : 
&  by  :  vpland  northerly  &  by  :  a  Cricke  :  Easterly :  also :  ye 
saied  Mich  :  Taintor :  hath  sould  vnto  ye  said  John  Potter : 
ye  ffence  yt  did  belong  vnto  ye  medow  aboue.menshond — 

June  the  10th:  1669:  John  Rogers  Exchanged  his  medow 
yt  he  bought  of  Daniell  Dod  wch  peece  of  medow  Layes  att 
Scotts  Cape  medow  :  being  hound  by  yt  medow  wch  was -Rich- 
ard Hrison  easterly  &  by  vpland  northerly :  &  by  ye  farm 
Riuer  southerly  &  by  John  Potters  medow  westerly :  all  wch 
parsells  of  medow  the  sayed  John  Rogers  hath  Alienated  &  sett 
ouer  vnto  John  Potter  his  haires  execetors  Adminestrators  & 
Assings  for  euer  quiatly  to  Injoy  for  &  in  Consideration  of  a 
peace  of  medow  yt  The  saied  John  Potter  bought  of  Samuill 
Rose  &  Mich  :  Tayintor :  ye  wch  medow  layes  att  Scotts  Cape 
medow  :  &  by  some  Called  moscetto  Coue  being  bound  by  vp- 
land northerly :  &  by  Sam  Ward  westerly  &  by  a  Cricke 
easterly  :  &  by  a  Cricke  Southerly — 

Know  All  men  by  these  prsents  yt  I  Daniell  Rose  of  Weath- 
ersfeild  in  ye  County  of  Hartford  haue  sould  Allinated  &  sett 


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ouer  vnto  Eliazar  stinte  of  Brainford  in  ye  County  of  New 
Hauen :  my  house  &  Barne  :  Oorcheat  &  home  Lotts  wth  my 
Lott  of  medow  Laying  att  Harrisons  medow:  being  ffower 
Ackers  more  or  Less:  &  my  Lott  of  medow  Laying  att  ye 
Indian  Necke  being  3  Ackers  more  or  Lesse :  wth  three  Rod 
of  generall  ffence  :  And  ffor  &  in  Consideration  hearof  ye  saied 
Eliazar  Stinte  is  for  to  pay  or  Cause  for  to  be  payed  vnto  the 
saied  Daniell  Rose  :  his  haiers  Exectors  Administrator  or  As- 
sings  The  full  &  Just  som  of  fforty  &  two  Pounds  ye  wch  is 
for  to  be  paied  in  manor  as  ffolloweth :  yt  is  to  say  one  fowereth 
part  in  good  winter  wheat  att  ffower  shillinges  &  sixe  penc  pr 
bushell :  &  one  fowerth  part  in  good  peass  att  three  shillings 
&  six  penc  pr  bushell :  &  one  fowerth  part  in  good  And  Mar- 
chantabell  poork  :  att  three  Pounds  &  ten  shillings  pr  barrell : 
and  one  fowerth  part  in  ne£t  Cattell :  att  Corne  prise  :  the 
Cattell  are  ffor  to  be  vnder  ten  yeare  old :  &  in  case  yt  thay 
can  not  Agree  betwene  themselues :  the  Cattell  are  for  to  be 
prised  by  two  men)  :  Twenty  and  one  pounds  of  the  Afore 
saied  fforety  and  two  pounds  is  for  to  be  payed  here  in  Brain- 
ford  :  vnto  the  saied  Daniell  Rose :  or  his  assinges :  in  some 
house  where  the  saied  Daniell  Rose  shall  Appoynte :  the  wch 
is  ffor  to  be  paied :  one  the  fiue  &  Twenteth  day  of  March 
next  Insueing  the  date  hereof:  wch  will  be  in  ye  yeare  1671 : 
And  the  other  Twenty  &  one  pounds  is  for  to  be  paied  vnto  ye 
saied  Daniell  Rose  or  his  Assinges  here  in  Brainford  on  the 
twenty  &  fifth  day  of  March  in  ye  yeare  1672  :  att  some  house 
where  the  paied  Daniell  Rose  Shall  Appoynt,  All  wch  housing 
&  barne  :  &  Oorcheat  &  home  Lotts  And  medowes  aboue  men- 
shoned :  I  do  accknowledge  ffor  to  haue  sould  &  Allinated  & 
set  ouer  vnto  the  saied  Eliazar  Stinte :  his  haires  Exectors 
Adminestrators  &  Assings :  for  his  owne  proper  Right — ff  reely 
&  quiatly  &  peaceabely  for  to  Injoy  the  same  for  euer,  And 
wthout  molistation  to  haue  &  to  hould  itt :  for  his  owue  for 
euer, :  in  Wittnesse  hereof  the  saied  Daniell  Rose  hath  here- 
vnto  sett  his  hand  &  seeall  this  25  :  day  of  March :  one  Thou- 


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sand  sixe  hundred  &  seuenty — Daniell  Rose.  Signed  Seealled : 
and  deliuered  in  ye  prsents  of  vs :  Mich :  Taintor  Thomas 
Harrison  " 

"Brainford  ye  9th  day  of  ffebr  1670 — This  Towne  hath 
ffreely  Giuen  &  Granted  vnto  William  Rosewell  of  New-Ha- 
uen  Marcht  (merchant. — c.  M.  T.)  &  to  his  heires  for  euer  Gone 
Parcell  or  neck  of  vpland :  bounded  one  ye  Northeast  by  a 
deepe  fall  in  ye  Rockey  hummocke  :  on  ye  northwest  sid  of  ye 
Beuer  swompe :  fFrom  thence  alongst  a  swampe  or  Gully  yt 
Leads  into  a  deepe  Coue  of  ye  ffurnace  Pond  on  ye  Westerne 
sid :  bounded  by  the  sd  ffurnace  Pond :  and  one  ye  southerne 
side  by  yt  wch  was  formerly  called  ye  Beauer  brooke  &  one  ye 
Easterne  side  by  Beauer  Swamp,  also  one  Necke  or  poynte  of 
vpland  on  ye  southerly  side  of  ye  Beauer  brooke  wch  is  bounded 
by  two  great  trees  one  of  yem  a  wallnute  tree :  the  other  A 
stooping  white  oak  wch  are  to.be  marked  out:  &  by  a  straight 
Line  runing  frrom  ye  Beauer  brooke  through  these  two  trees 
vntell  itt  falls  in  with  the  beauer  sivampe :  ffurther  ye  Towne 
doth  grant  vnto  ye  saied  Roswell  &  his  heires  for  euer  One  full 
fowerth  Pte  (part. — c.  M.  T.)  of  the  beauer  swampe  wch  shall 
be  drowned  to  ye  killing  of  ye  (trees  ?) — And  vnderwood  that 
growes  thereon  by  mearies  of  a  damen :  made  at  ye  charge  of 
ye  saied  Roswell  or  his  order :  And  the  Towne  is  further  ta 
maintayne  &  vphold  ye  Labours  and  Servants  of  ye  sd  Roswell: 
with  all  ye  Power  they  haue  in  ye  quiet  &  peacable  Carrying 
on  of  the  damme  and  otherwise  Relateing  to  ye  sd  swampe  and 
vpland,  The  saied  Rosewell  is  to  haue  his  Gone  fowerth  Pte  of 
ye  saied  beauer  swamp  Joyning  to  his  neck  of  vpland  from  the 
beauer  damme  to  his  Northeaster  moste  bounds  of  ye  sd  neck  of 
vpland  or  otherwise  as  hee  &  they  Towne  shall  Agree :  And 
the  towne  doth  further  engage  to  bare  theyr  three  fowerth  Pte 
of  ye  Charge  of  ye  Divideing  the  swamp  &  to  Lay  out  the  saied 
Roswells  one  fowerth  Pte  vnto  him  when  hee  or  his  heires  shall 
desier  itt  to  be  done :  &  yt  hee  shall  haue  Liberty  of  high 

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V 

wayes  &  Commonage  for  his  Cattell  &  stooke  (stock. — c.  M.  T.) 
&  A  drift  waye  to  ye  Northeast  wards  :  doeing  no  damage  to 
Ptiucler  men :  ffor  And  in  Consideration  whereof  ye  s  lied 
William  Roswell  his  Labouers  seruants  or  Assings  is  to  m  'ke 
a  sufficent  Damme  &  sluce  for  ye  Drowning  &  drayning  of  as 
much  of  the  saied  swampe  as  hee  can  so  as  ye  waste  waiter 
may  Run  out  of  The  nicke  in  ye  Lowest  place  digging  a  small 
Channell  if  need  Requier :  And  to  maientayne  ye  sd  damme 
for  ye  terme  of  seven  years  from  ye  tim  of  ye  {finishing  thereof: 
And  to  begin  ye  worke  this  ensueing  Summer  &  to  finish  ye 
damme  wthin  three  yeares  from  the  day  of  ye  date  hereof  Ac- 
counted :  or  elce  the  Land  to  Returne  to  ye  use  of  ye  Town 
againe.  Recorded  by  order" — 

The  conditions  of  the  foregoing  Grant  (viz.  the  making  "of 
a  sufficient  Damme  &  sluce  ")  were  fulfilled  by  Wm.  Rosewell 
as  appears  by  a  subsequent  writing,  in  the  hand  of  Eleazar 
Stent,  to  wit, — 

"  At  a  generall  "  meeting  of  the  Inhabetants  of  the  Towne  of 
Branford  29  April  one  thousand  six  hundred  seventy  and  Three 
at  the  Request  of  Mr  William  Rosewell  of  Newhaven  Mar- 
chant  :  The  Inhabitants  of  the  said  Towne  did  then  &  there 
appoint  the  Select  men  of  the  Towne  to  take  Cogniscence  of  the 
Damm  &  sluce  made  by  the  said  Roswell  (or  at  his  Cost  & 
Charges)  for  the  drowning  &  draining  of  the  Beaver  swomp 
as  may  more  at  large  appeare  by  a  Record  of  agreement  made 
between  the  said  Towne  and  the  said  william  Rosewell  bearing 
date  the  Ninth  day  of  february  In  the  year  of  our  lord  1670  in 
persuance  whereof  we  the  select  men  of  the  said  Towne  of 
Branford  appearing  at  the  said  Damm  and  sluce  of  the  Beaver 
swomp  made  at  the  charge  of  the  said  Roswell  this  fifth  day  of 
may  In  the  year  of  our  lord  one  thousand  six  hundred  seventy 
and  three  do  find  the  said  Damm  and  sluce  finished  according 
to  his  agreement  made  with  the  Towne  witness  our  hands  Wil- 
liam Hoadlie  The  marke  S  of  Samuell  Ward" 


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Our  ancestors  spelt  the  same  name  variously  as  the  following 
writing  shews — 

"July  12 — 1667  Laurance  Ward  sould  his  house  and  land 
both  vpland  and  medowes  fences  wayes  waters  and  water 
Coureses  even  his  whole  accomedations  that  hee  hath  in  brand- 
foord  to  Mr.  John  Collins  of  riuers  mouth  witnes  my  hand 
Laurance  Ward — august  the  10.  67  hee  was  voted  in  a  towne 
meeting  to  be  accepted  to  be  a  planter  in  the  towne  " 


The  celebrated  "  New  Plantation  &  Church  Covenant "  of 
Brainford,  was  written  by  Michaell  Taintor,  and  a  portion  of 
the  signatures  are  in  his  hand.  A  transcript  of  it  is  as  follows, 
viz  : 

"Jana.y  20th  1667  Forasmuch  as  yt  it  Appeares  yt  the  vn- 
dertaking  &  the  settlement  of  this  place  of  Brainford  was  Se- 
cured by  &  for  men  of  Congregational!  principles  as  to  Church 
order  according  to  ye  platforme  of  disceplaine  agreed  on  by  the 
Senate  in  48  :  or  thare  aboutes  drane  from  ye  word  of  god  in 
ye  which  wee  yt  yett  Remaine  hear  can  say  wee  have  found 
much  peace  And  quiatnes  to  or  (our)  great  Comfort  for  ye 
wch  wee  desier  for  to  bless  god  &  yt  itt  may  so  Remaine  vnto 
such  as  do  Continue  thaire  abode  in  this  place  &  to  Such  as 
Shall  Come  in  to  fill  vp  ye  Roumes  of  those  yt  are  Remoued 
&  yt  do  intend  for  to  Remoue  from  this  place  of  Brainford. 
We  all  do  see  Cause  now  ffor  to  agree  yt  an  orthodexe  mines- 
ter  of  yt  Judgment  shall  be  called  in  and  settled  Amongste  vs — 
The  gathering  of  Such  A  Church  shall  be  Incouraged — The 
vpholdment  of  Such  Church  Officeors  shall  not  want  pporshan- 
all  supplye  &  maintainence  According  to  Rull — We  will  not  in 
Any  wise  Incroch  vpon  or  disturbe  their  Liberties  in  so  walk- 
ing from  time  to  time  &  att  all  times — Nor  will  wee  bee  any 


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wayes  Iniurious  vnto  them  in  ciuill  or  Ecclesticall  Respectes  & 
this  wee  ffreely  andvvolentarily  Ingage  our  selues  vnto  Jointly 
&  seurally  so  Long  as  wee  Remayne  Inhabitantes  in  this  place 
&  thus  wee  bind  our  Selues  vnto  by  our  Subscription  vnto  this 
Agreement — It  is  also  Agreed  yt  whosoever  shall  Come  for 
purchise  or  Admitted  a  ffree  planter  hear  shall  so  Subscribe 
befor  his  Admittance  or  his  Bargine  Vallid  in  Law  Amongst 
vs — Jasper  Crane  John  Wilford  Tho.  Blachly  Samuill  Plum 
Mich :  Taintor  John  Collens  Mich :  Pamer  John  Ward  John 
Linsley  John  Robins  Jonathan  Rose  George  Adames  John 
Whithead  Samuill  Ward  Edward  ffrisbee  Henry  Gratwick 
Mathew  Bickatt  Thomas  Harison  Thomas  Whedon  Georg 
Seward  (So  far  "Mich:  Taintor"  wrote  the  signatures  to  the 
foregoing  instrument,  drawn  up  by  himself,  and  of  which  he 
was  doubtless  the  author. — c.  M.  T.)  Robart  Foot  George  Page 
Thomas  Gutsell  Daniell  Svraine  Samuell  Pond  Isaac  Broadley 
Edward  Ball  William  Hoadle  Eleazar  S.tent  John  Rogers 
Samuell  Bradfeld  John  Charles  Sigismond  Richals  William 
Rosewell  Edward  Barker  Peter  Tyler  Anthony  Howd  John 
Adames  Thomas  Sargent  Moses  Blachly  Jan  Worters  John 
ffrisbe  John  Linsley  Junr  William  Maltbie  John  Rose  Bar- 
tholomew Goodrich  John  Taintor  Francis  Tyler." — 


APPENDIX. 


"A  List  of  the  Polls  &c  for  the  1st  Society"  (Colchester) 
"for  1787.  Jonathan  Bigelow  Nehemiah  Gillet  Ebnr  Kellogg 
Junr  Nathan  Williams  James  Bigelow  Richard  Skinner  Jr 
David  Burnham  Russel  Gillet  Joseph  Gillet  Junr  Daniel  Bulk- 
ley  Stephen  Brown  Nathl  Clark  Gideon  Lomis  Gersham 
Bulkley  David  Bulkley  Hannah  Fuller  Asa  Swan  Roger 
Bulkley  Joseph  Gillet  Chauncey  "Wells  John  Bulkley  Ebenr 
Kellogg  Isham  Chapman  Elipht  Davenport  Charles  Taintor 
Elijah  Fuller  Joshua  Bulkley  Ela  Gillet  Gersham  Bulkley 
Junr  Abner  Chapman  Asa  Baker  Darius  Clark  Jonathan 
Sabins  Jonathan  Deming  Saml  Hassard  Amasa  Kellogg  John 
Watrous  Thomas  Skinner  Joseph  Foot  Amos  Kellogg  John 
Pratt  Daniel  Pratt  Joseph  Taylor  Elisha  Kellogg  Allen  Wight- 
man  John  &  Wm  Bulkley  Zebulon  Strong  Rozel  Chamberlin 
John  Kellogg  Theodore  Waters  Joseph  Isham  Jr  Elihu  Clark 
Thomas  Vibber  Lemuel  F.  Vibber  Noah  Colman  Charles 
Bulkley  2d.  Daniel  Watrous  Charles  Taintor  Jr.  Dudley 
Wright  Wm  Townsend  John  Breed  Sam.  Bridges  Abigail 
Worthington  John  R.  Watrous  Nehemiah  Daniels  Ezek.l 
Daniels  Mary  Kellogg  Dan.l  &  Steph.n  Foot  Noah  Pomroy 
Darius  Hills  Joseph  Hills  Hosea  Foot  Reuben  West  Mary 
Marriner  Thos.  F.  Crouch  John  Taintor  Thankful  Thompson 
Wm  Hall  Dauiel  Kellogg  Eleazer  Edes  John  T.  Otis  Nath.l 
Otis  John  Button  Ezra  Clark  Obed  Alvord  Elijah  Northam 
Elisabeth  Kilborn  Edmond  Bridges  David  Kilborn  B.  &  J.  N. 
Beadle  Abner  Kellogg  Jeremiah  Mason  James  F.  Mason  Abner 
Hills  Deliverance  Waters  John  Otis  Joseph  Bulkley  Asa 
Archer  Elizabeth  Foot  Justin  Little  John  Wells  Jr  Uzziel 
Foot  Jeremiah  Foot  Daniel  Isham  Benj.n  Hatch  Jonathan 
Keeny  Solomon  Wolcott  John  Chamberlin  John  Cavarly 
Joshua  Hall  Amos  Randall  Daniel  Judd  David  Wyles  Benj.n 
Quiterfield  Charles  Bulkley  Israel  Newton  Junr.  Eliph.t 


154 

Bulkley  Ezra  Clark  Junr  Israel  Newton  3d.  Ephraim  Clark 
Habakuk  Foot  Dudley  Wright  Jr.  John  Clark  Timo.  Judd  Pier- 
pont  Bacon  Elihu  Warner  Sam.  Church  2d  Oliver  Warner  Asa 
Treadway  Ephraim  Wells  Daniel  Bulkley  Junr  Job  Taber 
W.d  Sarah  Wells  George  Palmer  Jcab  Beebe  Elias  Palmer 
Jr.  Phillip  Cavarly  Josh.a  Morgan  Jona.  Morgan  2d.  John 
Newton  Jr  John  Palmer  'Israel  Newton  Amos  Wells  Asa  New- 
ton Elijah  Worthington  Jr.  Joel  Bigelow  Elijah  Worthington 
Dan  Worthington  Samuel  Lomis  Benj.n,  Wm  &  Christo. 
Eliery  Gilbert  Denison  Christo.  Dean  Joseph  Webb  Israel 
Lomis  W.m  Bulkley  Peleg  Ransom  Wid.  Ann  Wells  Martin 
Wells  Solomon  Scovil  Elisha  Scovil  David  Scovil  Elias 
Palmer  John  Treadway  Ama  Ransom  Wid.  Daniel  AVelch  Jr. 
Elijah  Kilborn  Elisha  Bigelow  Asahel  Newton  John  Cavarly 
Jr.  Wm  Worthington  Samuel  Church  Nathan  Warner  Stephen 
Rossetter  Asa  Bigelow  Elisha  Dodge  Oliver  Brown  Peter 
Graves  Jr.  Wm  Thompson  George  Dodge  Jesse  Craw  Samuel 
Church  Jr.  Anna  Church  Israel  W.  Wells  John  Wright  Robert 
Bramble  Eliph  t  Gillet  Daniel  Column  Russell  Kellogg  Nath.l 
Chamberlin  Jr.  Joseph  Wright  Jonathan  Watrous  Asa  Graves 
Daniel  Clark  Daniel  Pratt  Jr.  Nath  Chamberlin  Isaiah  Munn 
Samuel  Kellogg  Joseph  Johnson  Charles  Foot  Daniel  Bennet 
Benj.n  Munn  Miles  Wright  Azariah  Wright  Ephraim 
Little  Ambrose  Strong  John  'Elliot  Esq.r  Shubael  Clark 
Daniel  Whitney  Richard  H.  Huntley." 

'  "  List  of  the  Polls  &c  for  the  Parish  of  Westchester  for  the  year 
1787.  Noah  Skinner  Ezra  Bigelow  Caleb  Gifford  Joseph  Day 
Jr.  Judah  Scovil  Sam.l  Carrier  Joseph  Crocker  Dan.l  William 
Sam.l  Isham  Daniel  Pratt  3d.  Joseph  Day  Weeks  Williams 
John  Carrier  Samuel  Brown  Adonijah  Foot  Elijah  Williams 
Timothy  Waters  Benj.n  Adams  Jr.  Israel  Kellogg  John  Isham 
Asa  Day  Amasa  Mitchel  Samuel  Skinner  Aaron  Barbur  Elea- 
zer  &,Eleazer  Dunham  Jr.  Adriel  Sabins,  Eldad  Sabins  Jon.a 
Bass  Abraham  Day  Henry  Waters  Elijah  Day  Benj.n  Hun- 
tington  Noah  Isham  Stephen  Skinner  Noah  Skinner  Jr.  Knight 
Sexton  John  Ackley  George  Sexton  Robert  Young  Eph.m 
Scovel  Reuben  Scovel  Darcas  Niles  Nath.l  Warner  Jr.  Joseph 
Carrier  Jona.  Northam  Jr.  Robert  Shattuck  Susannah  Gates 
Sarah  Yeamans  Elijah  Smith  Joseph  Whitmore  Joseph  Fuller 
Simon  Brainerd  Jr.  Ezra  Ramsdale  Stephen  &  William  Brain- 
ard  Isaac  Isham  Isaac  Isham  Jr.  Green  Bigsby  Sally  Yeamans 
Thomas  Shaw  Simeon  &  Timo.  Crocker  David  Yeamans 


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Amasa  Day  Ezekiel  Lord  Charles  Williams-  John  Williams 
Phineas  Sabins  Judah  Lewis  James  Sexton  .Reuben  Foot  Uriah 
Carrier  Henry  Champion  Esq.  Henry  Champion  Jr.  Jehiel 
Isham  Nath.l  Foot  Jr.  David  Shattuck  Stephen  Bramard  Jr. 
Nath'l  &  Aaron  Foot  Erastus  Worthington  Samuel  Loomis 
Jonathan  Dunham  Joseph  Isham  John  Bigelow  John  Bigelow 
Jr.  Joseph  Loomis  John  Mitchel  Solomon  Loomis  John  Elliot 
Esq.r  John  Blish  Tho.s  Williams  John  Isham  Jr.  Joseph  Ran- 
som John  Olmsted  Gad  Worthington  Amasa  Brown  Cephas 
Cone  John  Day  Josiah  Cridenton  Ambrose  Niles  Israel  Skin- 
ner James  Me.  Cracken  Jacob  Babbit  John  Staples  Benjamin 
Staples  Isaac  Jones  John  Skinner  Josiah  Foot  Elijah  Staples 
Jr.  David  Adams — " 

"  List  of  the  Polls  &c  for  the  Parish  of  New  Salem  for  the 
yea^r  1787.  Elias  Worthington  Asa  Worthington  Israel  Bulk- 
ley  Nath.l  Otis  (Mont)  Joshua  Rathbun  Nath.l  Han-is  David 
Ferman  Freedom  Chamberlin  John  Ferman  Daniel  Gates 
Ebenezer  Lathrop  Oliver  Wells  John  Way  Peter  Bulkley 
Langford  Cartey  Samuel  Gates  W.d  Catharine  Holms  Samuel 
Way  John  Cartey  Jr.  Ebenezer  Rogers  Abraham  Randall  Levi 
Way  James  Williams  Jeremiah  Marshall  Daniel  Gardner 
William  Wells  Joshua  Way  John  Marshall  Benja.n  Randall 
Clark  Cartey  Joseph  Harris  Rufus  Randall  Jr.  Asahel  Newton 
Jr.  Abner  Chapman  Jr.  Abel  Rathbun  Silvester  Randall 
Rufus  Randall  Peter  Bulkley  Jr.  Silas  Stark  Uriah  Lathrop 
(Boz.)  Asa  Randall  Joseph  Black  Robert  Douglass  Robert 
Henry  John  Holms  Sam.l  Rathbun  John  Douglass  Thomas 
Gates  John  Tennant  John  Deathick  Abraham  Avery  Marvin 
Gates  Joshua  Rathbun  Jr.  W.d  Abigail  Treadway  Jonathan 
Rathbun  John  Henry  George  Holms  Nathan  Stark  Daniel 
Fitch  Elias  Randall  Moses  Rathbun  Samuel  Holms  Thomas 
Fitch  Elijah  Kilborn  Bond  Bigelow  Jacob  Buell  Ezra  Brown 
Wm  Chapman  Jonathan  Dodge  Jr — Gustin  Walter  Gustin  James 
Hamilton  Gurdon  Hamilton  Amos  Jones  Jabez  Jones  Jabez 
Jones  Jr.  John  Loomis  John  Newton  Elias  Peck  David  Purple 
Bliss  Ransom  Asahel  Ramsom  James  Ransom  Zebulon  Water- 
man Daniel  Dodge  John  Cartey  Elisha  Chapman  John  Fox 
Benj.n  Morgan  Ichabod  Chapman  Jona.  Chapman  Ichabod 
Chapman  Jr.  Caleb  Clark  Asa  Daniels  Elihu  Dodge  Wm ' 
Gardner  James  Hambleton  Abiel  Hambleton  Eli  Harris  Amos 
Jones  Jr.  Hez.k  Kilborn  Amasa  Kilborn  Daniel  Lothrop  Joseph 
Lathrop  Edward  Loveridge  David  Loveridge  Abner  Lov- 


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eridge  Wm  Loveridge  John  Loveridge  Noah  Loveridge 
Sam.l  Morgan  Wm  Morgan  W.d  Abigail  Morgan  Thomas 
Miller  Thos.  Miller  Jr.  Wm  Miller  Andrew  Oliver  Wd 
Sarah  Peck  Amasa  Ransom  Wm  Ransom  Israel  Ransom 
Irenius  Ransom  Job  Rathbun  Thos.  Shaw  David  Tread  way 
Elijah  Treadway  I.-aiah  Treadway  James  Treadway  Alpheas 
Treadway  John  Williams  Jr.  Joel  Worthington  Samuel  Rogers 
Elias  Harris  Wm  Welch  Gideon  Chapman  Thomas  Brown 
Daniel  Shaw  Freeman  Gates  John  Scott — " 

"  List  for  Marlborough  Society  for  1787.  Samuel  Adams 
David  Bigelow  Elijah  Buell  Jr.  Elisha  Buell  Joseph  Berry 
Daniel  Bigelow  Azariah  Bigelow  Zelotis  Bigelow  Wd.  Esther 
Blish  Ezra  Blish  Asa  Blish  Joshua  Bolles  Thos.  Carrier  Senr. 
Thos.  Carrier  Junr.  Benj.n  Curtice  Benj.n  Curtice  Jr.  Isaac 
Carrier  Ezra  Carter  Eleazar  Carter  Joseph  Carrier  Jr.  James 
Caton  Henry  Dayton  Amos  Dean  Jr.  Timothy  Dutton  Marvin 
Dayton  Abner  Dean  Jesse  Eames  Wd.  Patience  Eells  John 
Eells  Saml.  Finley  Comfort  Goff  2d.  Charles  Goff  Comfort 
GofF  Saml.  D.  GofF  Squire  Goff  Enos  Horsfbrd  Lebbeus 
Hills  Jr.  Daniel  Horsfbrd  Thomas  Hills  Jacob  Ingraham  Levi 
Dunham  Daniel  Judd  Jr.  David  Kneeland  Moses  Kellogg 
Epaphras  Lord  Epaphras  Lord  Jr.  Theodore  Lord  John  B. 
Lord  Ichabod  Lord  Elisha  Lord,  David  Miller  Ebenr.  Mac-all 
Daniel  Macall  Jacob  Macall  Solomon  Phelps  Jr.  Ashbel 
Phelps  Benjn.  Root  Eben  Strong  David  Strong  David  Skinner 
Wm  Stoddard  John  Tennant  Jr.  John  Taintor  Jr.  Wd.  Lois 
Tracy  Lazarus  Waters  Weeks  Williams  Asa  Foot  Esqr.  Jona. 
Ingraham  Samuel  Cone  Hepzibah  Foot  Joel  Phelps  Amos 
Burrows  Timothy  Phelps  Wm  Buell  Elijah  Buell." 

We  have  ascertained  where  some  more  of  the  early  settlers 
were  from,  viz.:  Thomas  Beebe,  of  New  London;  Na- 
thaniel "Cahone,"  (Calhoun,)  from  Warwick,  R.  I;  Philip 
Caverlee,,  of  Lebanon:  John  Chapman,  from  New  Lon- 
don :  James  Crocker,  from  Barnstable  ;  Joseph  "  Dalee,"  from 
"  Prouedenc"  ;  Thomas  Day,  from  Hartford  ;  Benjamin  Fox, 
from  New  London  ;  Daniel  Galusiah,  from  Weston ;  Joseph 
Harrington,  of  Watertown ;  James  Harris,  from  New  Loudon 
(1717)  ;  John  Hopson,  from  Rhode  Island;  Isaac  Jones,  from 
Weston ;  Samuel  Knight,  from  Plainfield ;  Benjamin  Lewes 
(Lewis),  from  Falmouth;  Robert  Menter,  from  Lyme;  Mor- 
gans, from  New  London  ;  James  Mun,  from  Springfield  ;  Rob- 
ert Stapels,  from  Lyme ;  William  Worthington,  from  Hartford. 


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